cost dear en · VERB
Meanings
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To be expensive.
Those extra nights tacked onto his hotel stay will cost him dear.
It will cost him dear to tack additional nights onto his hotel stay.
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(broadly) To cause a lot of pain or suffering.
His intransigence will cost him dear in the end.
It will cost him dear to be so intransigent for so long.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| costs dear | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| cost dear | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cost dear | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| cost dearly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| costing dear | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
opportunity cost · sticker shock
Synonyms
cost an arm and a leg · cost a pretty penny
Translations (3)
fr coûter cher (Translations) · pl drogo kosztować (Translations) · fi käydä kalliiksi (jollekulle) (Translations)