cost-share
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of cost-share
First recorded in 1975–80
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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
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
“FEMA is not able to change the cost-share amount,” the agency responded in a statement.
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
The state has taken several steps, including adding more money to its Drought Disaster Livestock Water Supply cost-share program and relaxing commercial driving restrictions to help with the transport of livestock, water and hay.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2017
The Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants for EVs program will provide cost-shared grants for making efficient hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid, fully electric, and fuel cell vehicles.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2023
In a presentation last September, John Cavolowsky, director of Nasa’s Airspace Operations and Safety program, wrote: “All demonstrations are to be planned with strong, cost-shared partner involvement.”
From The Guardian ● Jun. 3, 2015
“When you have higher cost-sharing, you’re more likely to defer care.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
In the case of Medicare Part A, which covers inpatient hospital care and is financed primarily by payroll taxes, beneficiaries face cost-sharing.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
The healthcare company King was a member of have previously said it's important that members understand its cost-sharing model and membership guidelines.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands, with a focus on speeding up delivery through joint planning, cost-sharing and market arrangements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
To them, sediment control and respect for the way watersheds work, even with cost-sharing, is likely to loom as simply an extra expense.
From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.
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