at a cost
idiom
: by giving up something else
He had achieved fame, but at a cost; he'd lost many friends and no longer talked to anyone in his family.
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Up to 25 children can participate at a cost of $6 per person.
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
This program is now two decades old, at a cost of $1 billion a year, and the vehicle has never flown humans into space.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
The plant was built at a cost of about $2.2 billion and received loan guarantees worth $1.6 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Houses built would include five plans with the smallest home at 1,880 square feet in size, at a cost of $400,000, and the largest at 2,907 square feet, for $525,000.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
This program is now two decades old, at a cost of $1 billion a year, and the vehicle has never flown humans into space.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
The plant was built at a cost of about $2.2 billion and received loan guarantees worth $1.6 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Houses built would include five plans with the smallest home at 1,880 square feet in size, at a cost of $400,000, and the largest at 2,907 square feet, for $525,000.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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