Definitions for costs
costs

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1. costs(noun)

   pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

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1. costs

   Plural noun and verb form of the word cost.

   The operational costs were added to the budget to ensure an accurate invitation to tender was submitted.

   Submitted by MaryC on May 18, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'costs' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #813

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'costs' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1134

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of costs in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of costs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of costs in a Sentence

1. Ross Garber:

   Republicans will remind us of the incredibly high standard for impeachment, and that in the entire history of our country, no president has been found guilty of meeting that standard, the standard is so incredibly high, and the costs to the country are so serious.

2. Caroline Flint:

   We always have 101 reasons from the energy companies and those in the sector about why they can't pass on wholesale costs, we've seen recently that actually they have started to pass on some of those costs, but it's only between 1 and 5 percent and it's on gas alone not electricity.

3. Zhang Peng:

   The central bank is actively loosening monetary policy. This will release more lending quotas from financial institutions and lower funding costs.

4. Patrick Palfrey:

   Trade may be pointed to as a reason for issues with input costs or weakness in sales, but I think that just as important is the fact that the economy in China is slowing, and they are incremental buyers for both semiconductors and cars.

5. Dejan Ilijevski:

   The best way to implement the key principles is with low management fee index funds, which help you diversify, minimize costs, stay disciplined and capture market returns wherever they may occur,” says Dejan Ilijevski, president at Sabela Capital Markets in Munster, Indiana.

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