Costs Definition

noun

The filing fees, jury fees, court reporter fees, and other expenses, excluding attorneys’ fees, incurred in the prosecution of or defense against a civil suit. When allowed by statute, a court may order the losing party in a civil action to reimburse the successful party for his or her costs. Also called court costs. See also bill of costs.

Webster's New World Law

Plural form of cost.

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  • retributions
  • repayments
verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cost.

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Costs Sentence Examples

  • It costs about $2 a can.

  • That costs money – and gas...

  • He paid the costs of his royal parchment, and left without a word of reproach.

  • The population that year was estimated to be 4,794,149, from which it is seen that the annual costs of government were no less than £3,16s.

  • The quality of the last is a matter of great importance; when it is unsuitable, the boilers will suffer, and the installation of a water-softening plant may save more in the expenses of boiler maintenance than it costs to operate.

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