cost
noun
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything.
has cost
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present perfectof cost (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Houthi offensive has cost more than 500 lives, and has displaced about 46,000 people, the UN migration agency said on Friday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Almost two months later, he does not know if the Wellington incident has cost him the top job, at least for now.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Prices run from $11 to $16—about 10 times as much as Costco’s vaunted hot-dog-and-soda combo, which has cost $1.50 since the mid-1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
During its two years of operation, it has cost about $9.8 billion — $6.2 billion last year and $3.6 billion this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Do you see what your clumsiness has cost me?”
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
