# Unkosten

Unkosten is a German noun meaning “costs”.

## In other languages

- Русский: издержки, расходы, затраты

## Meanings

1. _plural · plural only_ side 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.
2. _plural · plural only_ synonym 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.
3. costs; expenses
   - Die Unkosten steigen ins Unermessliche.

## Examples

- Er übernahm die Unkosten. — He took charge of the expenses.

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