cost money

phrase

informal
: to be expensive
New equipment costs money.

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Those would then need to be designed and constructed, processes that cost money and take years. — Rose Evans september 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026 Money counts too But to rebuild a city center — and to look after the residents still trying to live there — would cost money. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 All of these considerations aimed at mitigating sound cost money. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 Food, vendor goods and ride attractions are the only aspects that cost money. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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