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The following 5 entries include the term cost of.
cost of living
noun phrase: the cost of purchasing those goods and services which are included in an accepted standard level of consumption
cost-of-living index
nouncost of money
: rate of interest or dividend payment on borrowed capital
cost of sales
: the purchase cost or inventory value of merchandise sold during a stated period plus the cost of direct work thereon (as alterations or workroom charges)
at the cost of
idiom: by giving up or hurting (something else)
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