at the cost of

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at the cost of

preposition

Having as a negative consequence.
Similar: at the expense of

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Français	au prix de, au détriment de, au préjudice de, aux dépens de
Deutsch	im Tausch gegen
Italiano	a costo di
العربية	عَلَى حِسَابِ ʕalā ḥisābi

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"at the cost of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/at%20the%20cost%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"at the cost of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/at%20the%20cost%20of.

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@misc{at_the_cost_of_2026,
  title = {at the cost of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at%20the%20cost%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}