cost money

idiom

informal
: to be expensive
New equipment costs money.

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That said, your contribution needn’t cost money or be complicated or over-the-top to be meaningful and appreciated. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025 All of this will cost money—and a lot of it. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025 Because the state funds schools based on attendance, the district’s dip below 70,000 students will cost money. Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 26 Oct. 2025 Productions cost money, and public broadcasting funding has been scarcer as of late. Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025 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 7 Jan. 2026.

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