cost money

idiom

informal
: to be expensive
New equipment costs money.

Examples of cost money in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Launch economics Beyond their environmental impact, those launches will cost money. Kat Friedrich, Ars Technica, 15 July 2024 These activities cost money, so understanding how groups raise, store, move, and spend that money has helped bring terrorists to justice and deter others from harboring them or funding or joining their organizations. Matthew Levitt, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017 Some activities including beach volleyball and some musical acts do cost money. Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2024 Proposals that save the federal government money are more likely to hitch a ride than those that cost money. Rachel Cohrs Zhang, STAT, 26 June 2024 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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