costing

Definition of costingnext
present participle of cost

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of costing But that hesitation could be costing you, according to Maggie Baker, a financial therapist with more than 35 years in the field of psychology and money. Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026 The fraud involving the Minnesota nonprofit known as Feeding Our Future (a group that claimed to disburse child nutrition support funds but actually stole most of the cash) has resulted in 78 indictments and 57 convictions so far, costing taxpayers $250 million or more. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 Plus, there’s the fact that the divorce is costing him. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2026 Rolls-Royce delivered several cars in the US last year costing that much or more, according to a spokesperson. Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026 The Payton and Brady courtships ended up costing the franchise draft picks. Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026 Matt Mahan, who took office in Silicon Valley’s biggest city in 2023, said in a series of X posts on Monday that the initiative would end up costing the majority of California residents. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026 Dropping a Premier League high of 15 points from winning positions was seen as costing them at least second place in the table. Simon Johnson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026 But stopping at just one lender could end up costing you. Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costing
Verb
  • The market is currently in a good spot for cattle ranchers, whose beef is fetching some of the highest prices in a while.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
  • And crude isn’t fetching the kind of prices that would make this kind of investment an easy call.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Kirkmeyer is also bringing a bill to remove the state tax on overtime pay.
    Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • On Friday, the four will then fly to Houston, Texas, bringing Crew-11 commander Zena Cardman and pilot Mike Fincke home.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026

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“Costing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costing. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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