Used in a Sentence

costing

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for costing.

Editorial note

The lunch is not only not free, it's costing us more and its loaded with toxic crap.

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Quick take

The estimation of the cost of a process or product.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of costing gathered in one view.

noun

The estimation of the cost of a process or product.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for costing.

noun

The estimation of the cost of a process or product.

Example sentences

1

The lunch is not only not free, it's costing us more and its loaded with toxic crap.

2

LE will mean a domain validated cert is free rather than costing 10-15 dollars, with the same proviso as other domain validated certs.

3

It is exactly the issue of fighting patents costing millions of dollars that makes technology development financially risky.

4

But even then you propbably will get reimbursed only what an average lawyer would have been costing you.

5

And when a part costing 0.02$ burns you will have to buy a new one.

6

Sometimes it is all about technical details, costing, pricing efficiency and getting things done.

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These expenditures follow Monday’s authorization of six new rail lines costing 250 billion yuan.

8

That should get the page weight down a bit while costing you nothing.

9

The only serious IDE is Windows-specific, starts at $600 for the typical company (with advanced editions costing more than a small car )...

10

Which do you think will end up costing more in the long run?

11

It can be expensive, costing around $5 per day to maintain a 15 lb dog, but our dog is a picky eater and loves it.

12

Every now and then we get details such as NSA's exploit development and subversion program costing around $212 million a year.

Quote examples

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I like the idea of submitting "costing" karma, but maybe you get a couple freebies a day.

2

When a boss cracks the whip for employees to "work harder, faster!", it results in these subtle, mental withdrawals that are hard to pin down but are definitely costing the company money.

3

These expenditures follow Monday’s authorization of six new rail lines costing 250 billion yuan." -- directly supports my position that the government of China is forced to allocate tax capital to infrastructure expenses because they do not have adequate private infrastructural management.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use costing in a sentence?

The lunch is not only not free, it's costing us more and its loaded with toxic crap.

What does costing mean?

The estimation of the cost of a process or product.

What part of speech is costing?

costing is commonly used as noun.