The phrase "abusive costs" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing excessive or unfair charges, particularly in legal, financial, or consumer rights discussions.
Example: "The company was criticized for imposing abusive costs on its customers, leading to widespread complaints."
Alternatives: "excessive fees" or "unfair charges".
That practice, known as force-placed or lender-placed insurance, has recently attracted the attention of federal and state regulators, who say that the policies often have premiums that are considerably higher than the policies they replace and might impose abusive costs on homeowners.
WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it planned to propose tighter mortgage lending regulations that would limit the ability of banks and mortgage brokers to charge certain transaction fees, possibly ending one of the most abusive costs levied on consumers when they buy a house.
Ms Smith says her own abusive marriage almost cost her friendship with Ms Steenkamp.
"Unnecessary and abusive bankruptcy costs everyone," said Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., Democrat of Delaware.
Toxic bosses harm employees in countless ways, and estimates suggest abusive supervision costs organizations millions in lost productivity, employee turnover, and litigation each year.
Indeed, Bloomberg News reports that abusive transfer pricing costs the U.S. government up to $60 billion per year, with a U.S. Senate report estimating that broader tax haven abuses cost the I.R.S. some $100 billion annually.
At the time officials cited estimates that abusive shelters cost the government at least $10 billion annually.
Abusive priests cost the diocese $16.8 million in legal fees, victim assistance and settlements and therapy for victims and priests.
The official estimate that abusive shelters cost the government $10 billion annually, Mr. Summers said, is "just the tip of the iceberg".
This has created a nightmare for borrowers who may have wandered unknowingly into the world of abusive, high-cost loans that were common during the subprime lending period when lenders were throwing money around without regard to the borrower's ability to repay.
Supporters -- including state chapters of national organizations like AARP and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, an advocacy organization for low- and moderate-income families -- say the Home Ownership Security Act will curb "predatory lending" practices in the state by discouraging lenders from making abusive high-cost loans to borrowers who are least able to afford them.
