Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index D direct cost: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: direct' cost' Pronunciation: [key] a cost that can be related directly to the production of a product or to a particular function or service. Cf. indirect cost. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. direct cinema direct current ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: restive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language