usage: pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
Noun
1. costs, reimbursement
usage: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
2. cost, outgo, spending, expenditure, outlay
usage: the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection"
3. monetary value, price, cost, value
usage: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?"
Verb
1. cost, be, be
usage: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
2. cost, necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
usage: require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"