indirect expense:间接费用;指不能直接归属于某一项具体产品、订单或项目的成本支出,通常需要按一定方法(如工时、产量、面积等)在不同成本对象之间分摊。在管理会计中常与“overhead(制造费用/间接费用)”相关。
/ˌɪndəˈrɛkt ɪkˈspɛns/
The rent for the office is an indirect expense.
办公室租金是一项间接费用。
Indirect expenses such as utilities and administrative salaries are often allocated across departments to calculate the true cost of each product line.
像水电费和行政人员工资这样的间接费用,通常会在各部门之间分摊,以计算每条产品线的真实成本。
indirect 源自拉丁语 indirectus,含“非直的、非直接的”之意;expense 来自拉丁语 expensa(意为“支出、花费”)。合起来 indirect expense 字面即“不能直接对应到某一对象的支出”。