Meanings
plural · plural onlyside costs that must be added to the estimated main costs or deduced from a profit; costs that only indirectly serve the purpose of the undertaking; overhead
Zum eigentlichen Kaufpreis kommen noch verschiedene Unkosten für Makler, Notar usw.To the actual purchase price must be added various side costs for the agent, notary, etc.
plural · plural onlysynonym of Spesen (“expenses, e.g. on a business trip”)
Die teuren Preise am Flughafen sind mir egal, weil ich das bei der Firma als Unkosten einreichen kann.I don’t mind the high prices at the airport because I can submit it to the company as expenses.
costs; expenses
Die Unkosten steigen ins Unermessliche.
Examples
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Er übernahm die Unkosten.He took charge of the expenses.