at all costs en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(not-comparable) As an absolute imperative; sparing no effort or expense
We have to retain the majority at all costs.
Of course, closure of the West station took away the hotel's raison d'être. In May 2012, the local newspaper reported that this historic hotel, by then rated the town's worst (exemplified by its final review: "Please avoid at all costs"), was to be converted into 31 first-time-buyer one-bedroom flats.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Bournemouth (circa 1880)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 60:
Synonyms
no matter what · at all risks · at any risk · for any sake · at any cost · by any means · for any sakes
Translations (63)
sv till varje pris (sparing no effort) · sh под сваку цену (sparing no effort) · da for enhver pris (sparing no effort) · es costase / costara lo que costase / costara (sparing no effort) · es cueste lo que cueste (sparing no effort) · kmr bi çi awayî be jî (sparing no effort) · pt a todo custo (sparing no effort) · ga cóir máireach (sparing no effort) · ca costi el que costi (sparing no effort) · cs za každou cenu (sparing no effort) · ru во что́ бы то ни ста́ло (sparing no effort) · ja 何が何でも (sparing no effort) · nl coûte que coûte (sparing no effort) · eo ĉiakoste (sparing no effort) · fr à tout prix (sparing no effort) · sv kosta vad det kosta vill (sparing no effort) · ar بِأَيِّ ثَمَنٍ (sparing no effort) · it ad ogni costo (sparing no effort) · vi bằng mọi giá (sparing no effort) · fa به هر قیمتی که شده (sparing no effort) · de um jeden Preis (sparing no effort) · es a rajatabla (sparing no effort) · uk за будь-яку́ ціну́ (sparing no effort) · cmn 無論如何 /无论如何 (sparing no effort) · az nə olar olsun (sparing no effort) · lv par katru cenu (sparing no effort) · bg на всяка цена (sparing no effort) · es a cualquier precio (sparing no effort) · pl za wszelką cenę (sparing no effort) · ro cu orice preț (sparing no effort) · sh pod svaku cenu (sparing no effort) · sh pod svaku cijenu (sparing no effort) · ka მნიშვნელობა (sparing no effort) · nl koste wat kost (sparing no effort) · uk за вся́ку ціну́ (sparing no effort) · it a ogni costo (sparing no effort) · es a ultranza (sparing no effort) · fi maksoi mitä maksoi (sparing no effort) · sh под сваку цијену (sparing no effort) · el με κάθε κόστος (sparing no effort) · kmr çawa be jî (sparing no effort) · fa به هر قیمتی (sparing no effort) · es a todo trance (sparing no effort) · ja 万難を排して (sparing no effort) · ca a tot preu (sparing no effort) · hu bármi áron (sparing no effort) · pt custe o que custar (sparing no effort) · de was es auch koste (sparing no effort) · fr coûte que coûte (sparing no effort) · ru любо́й цено́й (sparing no effort) · cmn 不惜一切代價 /不惜一切代价 (sparing no effort) · az nəyin bahasına olursa-olsun (sparing no effort) · gd air a h-uile cor (sparing no effort) · es sin importar el costo / coste (sparing no effort) · es no importa el costo / coste (sparing no effort) · es costare lo que costare (sparing no effort) · fi hinnalla millä hyvänsä (sparing no effort) · br kousto pe gousto (sparing no effort) · de koste es, was es wolle (sparing no effort) · it a tutti i costi (sparing no effort) · es a toda costa (sparing no effort) · el πάση θυσία (sparing no effort) · nl tegen elke prijs (sparing no effort)