cost money

phrase

informal
: to be expensive
New equipment costs money.

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Naturally, that legal skirmishing cost money, so Bianco asked the county Board of Supervisors to pony up and pay the bills arising from all his sheriffy swaggering, ballot confiscating and Trump pandering. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 Of course, those interventions often cost money that parents could spend on something else. — Elissa Strauss, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026 Most taxpayers understand that government services cost money and that taxes are necessary to pay for them. — Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026 Enrollment has fallen, empty seats cost money, and difficult choices are unavoidable. — Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cost money

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“Cost money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost%20money. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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