1
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
Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Go for the beaches filled with shark teeth ripe for collecting, but stay for the Hermitage Artist Retreat, a multidisciplinary collective that offers free and low-cost public events.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The Collegiate Consulting study focuses largely on branding and visibility through a metric known as advertising value equivalency (AVE), which measures how much advertising would cost with equivalent exposure.
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Army Corps is revising the cost estimate, port officials say.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Go for the beaches filled with shark teeth ripe for collecting, but stay for the Hermitage Artist Retreat, a multidisciplinary collective that offers free and low-cost public events.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
Seligman’s new economic analysis, put together by local real estate adviser Gary London, says the city’s insistence on maintaining ownership will cost it millions in tax revenue and lead to long-term deterioration of the site.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The Collegiate Consulting study focuses largely on branding and visibility through a metric known as advertising value equivalency (AVE), which measures how much advertising would cost with equivalent exposure.
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cost
Noun
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Crandall said funds raised will assist with funeral and memorial expenses, travel costs and other unexpected costs.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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This income covers official, charitable, and private expenses of William, his wife Kate Middleton, and their three children.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Markdowns expire at midnight, and with prices starting at just $13, these finds won’t last long.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Between seating that doubles as sneaky storage and throw pillows that stand up to spring showers, there are easy ways to declutter, decorate, and deck out your deck—read on for our 20 favorite flash finds with prices starting at $24.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At one point, according to the Wall Street Journal, Lewandowski fired a Coast Guard pilot who forgot to fetch Noem’s blanket from an aircraft.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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If Krug hadn’t invoked his no-trade clause nixing a deal to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Blues would’ve reportedly fetched Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim, who recently suited up for Team Canada at the 2026 Milan Olympics.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Job opening numbers, personal consumption expenditures data - the Fed's preferred inflation gauge - and a second estimate of quarterly GDP are due this week.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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There is a prosody to those mysterious terms bandied about in The Economist or The Financial Times, of liquidity and derivatives, operational profitability and capital expenditures, credit default swaps and enterprise value.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In 2019, Viacom, the CBS News parent at the time, had a deal in place to pay CNN an annual license fee to provide international coverage.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The past two years, the Sacramento City Council raised parking fees and axed dozens of vacant positions to help balance its multimillion-dollar budget deficits.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Divers have to carefully chisel each coral from the seabed by hand and bring it to the surface, which takes a lot of time and labor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The two brought some soulful rumination on catered snacks and beautiful women with big foreheads.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Cost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cost. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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