cost
noun
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything.
costing
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present participleof cost.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Solomon cited recent studies that estimate the US data center build-out as costing more than $10 trillion in investment through 2032.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Without a scheme in place, the FCA has estimated that up to 19 million complaints would need to be handled individually, taking three years and costing lenders £6bn more.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
While the program is ostensibly aimed at helping middle-income households, buyers earning up to 200% of an area’s median income could qualify for homes costing as much as $1.5 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
State police joined him each time, costing taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars for trips unrelated to his job as attorney general.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
According to the CIA, the bombing campaign was costing the United States nine dollars and sixty cents for every one dollar of damage inflicted on North Vietnam.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
