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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
Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The services help cut the cost of the first-round hiring process by one-tenth to about 20 yuan per candidate, said Hong.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Andrew Keatts, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Lawsuits can drag on for months or years and can cost companies millions in legal fees.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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The team further suggests that doming smaller-scale tracks, like the half-mile Bristol Motor Speedway, could serve as a manageable prototype, estimating costs at $80 million.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The services help cut the cost of the first-round hiring process by one-tenth to about 20 yuan per candidate, said Hong.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
By the numbers: The average gallon of gas in San Diego cost $4.43 in December, the cheapest it's been since Dec. 2022.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Lawsuits can drag on for months or years and can cost companies millions in legal fees.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Set cost-saving targets (e.g., a 20% reduction in IT expenses), improve performance by reducing system response times, gauge user satisfaction through feedback and track deployment speed to cut integration time from weeks to days.Siddharth Gawshinde, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The majority of those expenses were spent on meals, totaling about $19,000, the report said.Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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And given its volatility, any government purchases or sales could have an outsized impact on bitcoin's price.Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Studies show that when physician practices are acquired by hospitals, their prices increase by over 14%.Sally Pipes, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Cold temperatures did not stop two dogs in Colorado from fetching two tennis balls that sat perfectly on top of a lake.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 saw Hauser & Wirth emerge as a dominant force, reporting the fair’s most valuable sale: an untitled 2014 tarpaulin painting by David Hammons, which fetched an impressive $4.75 million by Wednesday afternoon.Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The requirements of global power projection necessarily spread U.S. defense expenditures far thinner.Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Boards must take on a long-term perspective when overseeing these capital expenditures, connecting AI investments with the organization’s strategic goals to maximize return on investment (ROI).Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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According to a report by the Financial Times, Kennedy and Oz are considering reevaluating Medicare’s billing codes and cutting fees paid to physicians.David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, the network will pay $1 million in legal fees to Trump's attorneys.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Disney brings us a new and original tale of these beloved characters telling two parallel stories and correcting the aspects that didn’t work in the 2019 remake.Michaela Zee, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Staple is embarking on his latest partnership to bring better authentication tools and user experiences to the fashion world.Layla Ilchi, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Cost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cost. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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