costly

adjective (MAKING YOU GIVE OR LOSE SOMETHING)

/ˈkɔs·tli/

Definition

› done by making you give or lose something of value: Her costly mistake allowed the opponents to score.

(Definition of costly adjective (MAKING YOU GIVE OR LOSE SOMETHING) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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