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costing

noun B2
  1. The estimation of the cost of a process or product.

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Charlie Sloane’s slate pencil, gorgeously bedizened with striped red and yellow paper, costing two cents where ordinary pencils cost only one, which he sent up to her after dinner hour, met with a more favorable reception.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 128 · C1
But her commendation, though costing her some trouble, could by no means satisfy Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 194 · B2

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