COSTS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does costs mean? 

• COSTS (noun)
  The noun COSTS has 1 sense:

1. pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

  Familiarity information: COSTS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COSTS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("costs" is a kind of...):

reimbursement (compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.)

 Context examples 

The use of technology will reduce the need for human presence and cut costs with field trips.

(Amazon jungle animals to be monitored by sensors, Agência Brasil)

Adding too much nitrogen costs farmers money in unnecessary input to soil.

(New Test Can Determine Nitrogen Levels in Soil, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Health and long-term care insurance policies may cover some of the costs.

(Assisted Living, Administration on Aging)

The method has a positive impact on health-care costs.

(Continuous Intravenous Infusion, NCI Thesaurus)

An outline of the clinical steps in the care of a dental patient that may include specific services to be delivered, the frequency of services, expected duration/timing, and costs.

(Dental Treatment Plan, NCI Thesaurus)

An analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs

(Cost/Benefit Analysis, NCI Thesaurus)

According to scientists at the International Center on Renewable Energy – Biogás (CIBiogás), a kilometer's worth of biomethane costs $0.08, compared to $0.12 for ethanol.

(Biomethane rises as alternate source of energy in Brazil, Agência Brasil)

If it was cheap ugliness, I'd say nothing, but it costs as much as the other, and I don't get any satisfaction out of it.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Each filter lasts 6—8 months and costs about US$32.

(Watermelon rind a cheap filter for arsenic in groundwater, SciDev.Net)

The technique could improve disease monitoring and reduce the need for multiple CT scans, lowering both costs and exposure to radiation.

(Tumor DNA in Blood Reveals Lymphoma Progression, NIH)