The phrase "afraid of costs" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing concern or apprehension about financial expenses or implications.
Example: "Many small business owners are afraid of costs when considering expansion."
Alternatives: "worried about expenses" or "concerned about financial implications".
"We wanted to incorporate cedar somewhere in the house, but were afraid of cost and maintenance," Mr. Jordan said.
More recently, broad legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been stalled by opposition from electric utilities, coal producers, oil refiners and factory owners afraid of the costs of compliance.
Dr. Fang's project, which is also sponsored by the local government women's federation with support from the Ford Foundation, offers lectures and free checkups, as well as financial incentives to lure women into a health system they generally avoid, afraid of its costs.
They aren't afraid of sunk costs.
(abbreviated as: no supervision) - "I am afraid of additional costs due to the new technique".
"Everybody is afraid of the cost," said J. Edward McClements, Jr., a senior vice president at Barkley Insurance and Risk Management, based in Oxnard, about 60 miles west of Los Angeles.
He suggested ministers were afraid of the cost of such an investigation, but said it was vital the evidence was properly tested.
Among the accused, many were angered by the attacks, concerned that relatives and friends might take the charges too seriously and afraid of the cost of hiring a lawyer if the Justice Department went further.
That got me thinking: What would my dad do (who's pretty tech savvy, but a tad short on patience) or some completely normal non-tech-savvy person who's heard about all the Vista beauty, but is afraid of the cost and possible inconvenience the upgrade might cause?
I was a little afraid of the cost and whether it would be worth giving something else up to hire him.
