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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Cassidy declined to revisit his vote, instead arguing that Trump’s policy will “decrease immunization rates” while being “less convenient and costing families more.”
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Some individuals are using GoFundMe to help them buy prosthetics costing between $3,500 and $30,000.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
“It’s costing jobs. It’s costing a lot of uncertainty for a lot of our employees, for Warner Bros. employees,” Delrahim said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The U.S. blockade is costing Iran’s regime an estimated $435 million a day in lost economic activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
He was now effectively short $10 billion in subprime mortgage bonds, and it was costing him $100 million a year in premiums, with no end in sight.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
