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n. Plural form of cost.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cost.

n. pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

"This out-of-control spiral in costs is not sustainable, which is why the American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association, and the AARP all support reforms along the lines of what President Obama and the Democrats in Congress are proposing."

costing    costs   

need    necessitate    call for    take    involve    require    postulate    ask    demand   

expense    expenditure    loss    to one's cost    bill of costs    to cost dear    needes cost    at all costs    dives costs    joint cost   

cottise   

cost a pretty penny    cost the earth    how much does it cost    cost an arm and a leg   

rib    side    cause    charge    expense    detriment    pain    suffering    price    charged   

Aust    Frost    accost    bossed    crossed    defrost    dost    embossed    exhaust    frost   

price    expense    value    amount    risk    requirement    loss    level    profit    performance