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as in expense
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
the newlyweds spared no cost in building the kitchen of their dreams
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as in price
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
we can't afford the cost of a house just yet, so we're renting an apartment
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as in to fetch
to have a price of
the raffle tickets cost a dollar each
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Recent Examples of cost
Ian Proctor, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Brandon explained that the reason for the tight timing was that Disney insisted on sticking to the movie's December 2019 release date rather than delaying it which would have increased the post-production time and therefore the cost.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
His short outing came a day after Pablo López returned from a similar injury that cost him three months of the 2025 season.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Each booking receives a private safari guide and vehicle at no additional cost.
—Ian Proctor, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Brandon explained that the reason for the tight timing was that Disney insisted on sticking to the movie's December 2019 release date rather than delaying it which would have increased the post-production time and therefore the cost.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
This installment cost $55 million to produce, which will make for some scary-good profit margins.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
His short outing came a day after Pablo López returned from a similar injury that cost him three months of the 2025 season.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cost
Noun
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Ocasio-Cortez reported the travel expense shortly after a one-day Salt Lake City rally with Sanders.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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For the tax year 2025, the standard mileage rate is 21 cents per mile driven for moving expenses.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Ewpjdk 4-Pack Garden Pruning Shears come with four pruning shears for the price of one and are versatile enough to take on all kinds of fall pruning tasks, like harvesting, clipping, deadheading, and cutting off the final fruits of the season, before winter comes.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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How much is Powerball lottery ticket price tonight?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The next job frontier Gen Z workers are finding it more and more challenging to fetch entry-level jobs as AI gets better at taking those jobs over.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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VillageMD now operates as a standalone company that Walgreens investors hope will fetch a high sale price given the financial terms of the company’s sale to Sycamore.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the five seasons from 2010-11 and 2014-15, spending by the ‘Big Six’ clubs represented between 60 and 66 per cent of the total transfer expenditure in the Premier League.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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For those patients initiated on the GLP-1s, healthcare expenditures rose, with inpatient costs accounting for the largest share.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All told, Norfolk Southern shelled out well north of $1 billion in settlements, fines, and other fees to clean up in and around East Palestine.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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There’s hype because of her world-record £1million fee, of course.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The West Virginia native became the face of female boxing in the mid-1990s, covering Sports Illustrated and helping to bring attention and legitimacy to the sport.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs brought a lot of blitzes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Cost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cost. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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