cost money

phrase

informal
: to be expensive
New equipment costs money.

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Watering the pavement can cost money Depending on the source, water missing the grass can be expensive for homeowners, Howarth said. Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026 Tickets to mixed doubles matches on Ashe cost money, but the matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium will remain free — for now. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Tokens cost money going in and out of AI models running inference. Steven Carlini, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Lawsuits usually cost money to file, and some private school contracts may prevent families from suing. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 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 25 Aug. 2026.

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