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1. Pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
   "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"

1. The total spent for goods or services including money and time and labour
    
2. The property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
   "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection";
   - monetary value, price
    
3. Value measured by what must be given, done or undergone to obtain something
   "the cost in human life was enormous";
   - price, toll

1. Be priced at
   "These shoes cost $100";
   - be
    
2. Require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
   "This mistake cost him his job"

Type of: ask, be, call for, demand, expenditure, involve, necessitate, need, outgo [archaic], outlay, postulate, reimbursement, require, spend, spending, take, value

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