cost money

idiom

informal
: to be expensive
New equipment costs money.

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The cost of conflict No matter the airline, flight disruptions cost money — a lot of it, said Tony Stanton, consultant director of Strategic Air in Australia. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 21 June 2025 Some cracked tiles will still need to be professionally restored, which will cost money, but a lot of the work can be done by amateurs, Garland said. Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025 Automated services cost money but save you time, handle rechecks and can catch new listings faster. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025 Maryland is always trying to bring that error rate down, yet avoiding errors requires more staff, more training and more time with each applicant, all of which also cost money. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 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 Jul. 2025.

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