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cost

Definition for cost

noun as in expense; price paid

noun as in penalty, sacrifice

verb as in harm; exact a penalty

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expect, hurt, lose, require

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While the move would give CBS News journalists a cable platform and there could be tremendous cost savings, it could lead to further cuts and consolidation.

Ranchers say they are under pressure from four decades of consolidation among the meat processors that buy their livestock, while high costs for key inputs like fertiliser and equipment have intensified the strain.

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They married in 1950, just before Bhumibol's coronation, after a courtship that began as he recovered from a car crash in Switzerland which cost him the sight of one eye.

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Economists examining the widening gap say there are likely several factors at play, including the high cost and scarce availability of affordable child care.

The move to the Forest of Dean cost £15,000 in solicitors' fees and stamp duty "but overall was going to be a heck of a lot cheaper than trying to pay childcare in Wales".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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