staggering cost

collocation in English

meaningsofstaggeringandcost

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staggering
adjective
uk
/ˈstæɡ.ər.ɪŋ/us
/ˈstæɡ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
very shocking ...
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cost
noun
uk
/kɒst/us
/kɑːst/
the amount of money needed to buy, do, or ...
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(Definition ofstaggeringandcostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstaggering cost

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Thestaggeringcostof building this yacht is by no means the limit of the burden of the taxpayers.
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I remember reading a newspaper in which there was a headline referring to thestaggeringcostof a council house.
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It has now reached thestaggeringcostto the nation of over £100 million.
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It cannot be done except at, relatively speaking,staggeringcostper head.
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That is astaggeringcost—it needs to be set beside all the costs to be borne by the recycling industry, the manufacturers and the car consumers.
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It opened in 1973 with 2,084 rooms for the thenstaggeringcostof $106m and was the largest hotel in the world at that time.
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It was completed in 1939, at astaggeringcostof 60 million equivalent to 2 billion in 2006.
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Finally, though, she grew very unhappy with the house's impracticalities andstaggeringcostoverruns.
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Danny begins to realize that the independence he enjoyed comes with astaggeringcost.
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It is important because of the staggering costs involved.
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With the state and the nation in recession, county governments saw no way to meet the staggering costs, leaving the trail likely closed for good.
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Delays, missed flights, canceled meetings, and potential arrests will generate staggering costs.
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