Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cost the earth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: cost the earth
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be a huge expense.

Example Sentences

""That's a nice suit, Noelene. Is it new?" Of course it's bloody new. Cost me the earth."

Inflected Forms

costs the earth (present, singular) costing the earth (participle, present)

Synonyms

cost a fortune cost a king's ransom cost an arm and a leg cost a pretty penny

Questions

What does cost the earth mean?: To be a huge expense.

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