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at any cost or price. Regardless of the expense or effort involved, by any means. For example, Ann told the doctor to preserve her mother's sight at all costs, or It seems the company plans to develop the product at any cost, or I'm determined to get vacation time at any price. [Mid-1800s]
at all costs
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
regardless of the cost involved
Synonyms: at any cost, at any expense
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 | at any cost (Idiom) |
| Cost-Plus Contract (in accounting) |
| Average Cost (business term) |
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