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costs dear

costs dear is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cost dear.

Meaning of cost dear

Verb

cost dear (third-person singular simple present costs dear, present participle costing dear, simple past and past participle cost dear)

  1. To be expensive.
    • Those extra nights tacked onto his hotel stay will cost him dear.
    Synonyms:
    cost an arm and a leg, cost a pretty penny
  2. (broadly) To cause a lot of pain or suffering.
    • His intransigence will cost him dear in the end.

Questions about costs dear

What is costs dear the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Costs dear is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cost dear.

Words near costs dear in the dictionary

  1. costrel
  2. costrels
  3. costructure
  4. costructures
  5. costs
  6. costs dear
  7. costs of goods sold
  8. costs of living
  9. costs of money
  10. costs the earth
  11. costs up

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