cost-share
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of cost-share
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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Following the crash, tighter regulations were introduced in October 2025 for private pilots carrying passengers under a "cost-share" arrangement - where pilot and passengers must share all costs of the flight equally.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
“The cost-share waivers were just one piece of our overall response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Lempner said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2021
In June, TerraPower announced that it would build the first Natrium reactor in Wyoming as part of a 50-50 cost-share program with the Department of Energy.
From Scientific American • Jul. 23, 2021
“Only the President and Congress have the ability to adjust the cost-share percentages.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2020
This month, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that a record number of Iowa farmers have agreed to install nutrient reduction practices on their farms through the Iowa Water Quality Initiative’s statewide cost-share program.
From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2018
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