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cost

/ˈkɑst/
verb
  1. To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

    "It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."

  2. To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.

    "Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives."

  3. To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.

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