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Discover LudwigThe phrase "has costed" is not correct and it should not be used in written English.
Instead, the word "cost" should be used in the past tense form: "has cost." Example: Buying the new computer has cost a lot of money.
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Mr Korn has costed PT's populism at a whopping 2.06 trillion baht ($68 billion) in the first year, but the Democrats aren't doing so badly either.
Greens asylum spokeswoman, Sarah HansaysYoung says the PBO has costed a 2,000 person tent-city on Nauru at $1.93bn over the forward estimates.
Kingfisher has costed the plan at about £800m, knocking £50m off profits in year one and £70m-£100m in year two.
In the wake of those projects, the city has drawn up a new to-do list which it has costed at nearly €500m.
Chou, meanwhile, has costed out his version of the Pi laptop hack — including an optional Airlink WiFi module.
Arpaio has costed us taxpayers in Arizona millions and millions of dollars with regard to the multiple lawsuits against him.
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This caution has cost them dearly.
The program has cost more than $47 billion.
It has cost West Bengal dearly".
It has cost me enough money already".
Rebuilding it has cost $800m since 1990.
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