单词
direct materials
释义
direct materialsnoun[plural]PRODUCTIONuk
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things that are used in making aproductthatbecomeapartof thatproductwhen it isfinished:Directmaterialsincludetherawmaterialsandcomponentsused inmanufacturing.The firststepindeterminingaproductcostis tocalculatethedirectmaterialscost.Compareindirect materials(Definition ofdirect materialsfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdirect materials
direct materialsThese categories aredirectmaterialsand indirect materials.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For example, the cost of glass is adirectmaterialscost in light bulb manufacturing.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Directmaterials, however, may require customisation depending on the type of product, process or system being implemented.From theCambridge English CorpusDirectmaterials, on the other hand, are directly related to manufacturing and include a wide variety of product components.From theCambridge English CorpusMore often than not, it is hard to produce reliable, up-to-date catalogues fordirectmaterials, due to the lack of standardised part numbers and parts (materials) features.From theCambridge English CorpusBut then they candirectmaterials, labour and everything else.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0In reference to the early unbelievers, thedirectmaterialsare lost; but the contemporary replies to these writings remain.FromProject GutenbergOil is now accounting for 14 per cent. of its costs, while itsdirectmaterials—dyestuffs and chemicals—are costing less than that.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0They seem to think that it is quite right to run down private enterprise building in order todirectmaterialsand resources into council house building.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/direct-materials##
