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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
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Construction costs are now estimated at $350 million, with completion expected for the 2028 season.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
The costume was on the cheaper side of fursuit couture, costing about 2,000 euros (roughly $2300 at current exchange rates).
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Small truckers aren’t making money fast enough from these rates to cover their higher diesel costs.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Construction costs are now estimated at $350 million, with completion expected for the 2028 season.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
Denver is forging ahead with more than 500 traffic-calming projects that reach into almost every corner of the city — a makeover costing nearly $1 billion meant to improve safety, walkability, and public transit.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
The costume was on the cheaper side of fursuit couture, costing about 2,000 euros (roughly $2300 at current exchange rates).
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cost
Noun
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Documents reviewed by the Miami Herald show that only a portion of the funds handled through TourProdEnter can be clearly tied to legitimate AFA expenses.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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An online fundraiser has also been launched by Brown's family and friends to help cover rebuilding expenses.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Traffic through the strait has fallen by 90% since the start of the Iran war, sending global oil prices skyrocketing and inflicting alarming shortages on the Asian nations that get their oil from Persian Gulf countries via the strait.—
David McHugh,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Across the futures curve, however, prices tell another story.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Workers in luminous yellow jackets sat on bare concrete slabs during games, occasionally fetching footballs that flew through the uprights and bounced around.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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When this writer foolishly forgot her iPods inside the Palais, the 15-minute walk to fetch them — during which I was almost toppled over by wind and accosted by sleet — was enough to make her hole up in her hotel room for the rest of the day.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The 33-year-old’s contract renewal was hardly the only hefty expenditure the club tied themselves to in 2025.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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For instance, walking at a brisk pace generally increases total energy expenditure and burns more calories per minute.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The remaining tax and fee receipts, federal grants and other revenues flow into the budget, where additional spending controls typically force hundreds of millions in additional savings each year.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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Using a blended average, that means the 12 teams could net roughly $5 billion in expansion fees.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As Los Angeles County activists continue their search for the suspect or suspects who have shot multiple alley cats in South Los Angeles with a BB gun, PETA has offered a $5,000 reward in hopes of bringing the crimes to a stop.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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This brings the total to five Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah reignited after the militant group fired rockets into Israel on March 2.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Cost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cost. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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