Variable expense,

Definition of Variable expense:

1. Alternative term for direct cost.

How to use Variable expense in a sentence?

1. You need to factor in any variable expense when you are trying to set up a budget for any new project.
2. The variable expense was disrupting our forecasting because it was entirely dependent on demand which we could not always predict.
3. The variable expense was too high and we all needed to get out of there before we bought it just out of pressure.