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Definition of costliness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

costliness

noun
 
/ˈkɒstlinəs/
 
/ˈkɔːstlinəs/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay synonym expense
    • the costliness of training new employees
  2. the fact of causing problems or the loss of something synonym expense
    • war's terrible costliness (= lots of people can die and be injured)
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