Speakur

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at the cost of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.22 in modern English

Syllables
at the -cost of
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Having as a negative consequence.

Synonyms

at the expense of

Questions

What does at the cost of mean?
Having as a negative consequence.

How to pronounce at the cost of

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