An amount paid or required in payment for a purchase; a price.
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Law The charges fixed for litigation, often payable by the losing party.
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The expenditure of something, such as time or labor, necessary for the attainment of a goal: "Freedom to advocate unpopular causes does not require that such advocacy be without cost” ( Milton Friedman).
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The amount or equivalent paid or charged for something.
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The outlay or expenditure (as of effort or sacrifice) made to achieve an object.
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idiom
At all costs Regardless of the expense or effort involved; by any means.
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verb-transitive
To cause to lose, suffer, or sacrifice: Participating in the strike cost me my job.
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To estimate or determine the cost of: The accountants costed out our expenses.
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To have as a price.
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verb-intransitive
To require a specified payment, expenditure, effort, or loss: It costs more to live in the city.
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verb
To require expenditure or payment.
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To require effort, suffering, or loss.
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To have a price of.
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To cause to pay, suffer, or lose something.
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To estimate or set the cost of.
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