cost money

idiom

informal
: to be expensive
New equipment costs money.

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But such screenings cost money, out of pocket, for most women. Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025 Investments cost money, and the state is in a tight spot. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Feb. 2025 Reality check: These projects cost money, and not every neighborhood has the means to pursue public art. Justin L. MacK, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024 Reducing the threat from wildfires instead requires a suite of approaches that will take time, cost money, and create new political friction points. Umair Irfan, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cost money

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“Cost money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost%20money. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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