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costly::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dearly-won |
| Derivation | cost |
Examples of costly
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It could help reduce costly competition among area cities for jobs and tax base.
From the stltoday.com
Finally, the tax-cut deal provides a costly extension of unemployment insurance.
From the washingtontimes.com
Of the two, extraction is probably less costly and may prevent further problems.
From the bostonherald.com
Forstner bits that have a fine knife edge at the perimeter are best, but costly.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Lenders prefer short sales to foreclosures because they are less costly to them.
From the denverpost.com
The fear is that other banks could follow suit, leading to more costly bailouts.
From the businessweek.com
I prefer the latter outcome, even if getting it is more costly to the investors.
From the avc.com
Writing down a checklist sounds tedious, but it can help avoid a costly mistake.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
It may appear that skiing is a very costly holiday, but do not despair just yet.
From the independent.co.uk
- Dearly-won: entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"
- Having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
- (cost) be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
- (cost) the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
- (cost) monetary value: the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection"
- (cost) require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"
- Costly is a Honduran surname, and may refer to: * Anthony Costly (born 1954), Honduran footballer * Carlo Costly (born 1982), Honduran footballer
- (Cost) In business, retail, and accounting, a cost is the value of money that has been used up to produce something, and hence is not available for use anymore. In economics, a cost is an alternative that is given up as a result of a decision. ...
- (Costs (English law)) In civil litigation in England and Wales, and in other Commonwealth jurisdictions, after judgment has been given, the judge has the power to order who will pay the attorney's fees and other disbursements of the parties. ...
