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  • 1count the cost — 1. To assess the risks of an action before attempting it 2. To comprehend fully the unfortunate consequences of an action • • • Main Entry: ↑cost * * * count the cost british phrase to realize what has been lost or damaged as a result of… …

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  • 2Count of St. Germain — Count Saint Germain redirects here. For other uses of St. Germain see Saint Germain (disambiguation). An engraving of the Count of St Germain by Nicolas Thomas made in 1783, after a painting then owned by the Marquise d Urfe and now apparently… …

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  • 3Count's Feud — (1534–36) Part of Protestant Reformation Date 1534–36 Location Denmark Result Vict …

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  • 4count the cost (of something) — count the cost (of sth) idiom to feel the bad effects of a mistake, an accident, etc • The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection. Main entry: ↑countidiom …

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  • 5Count Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf — Count Conrad von Hötzendorf Count Francis Conrad von Hötzendorf (German: Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf – the proper family name is Conrad[1]) (November 11, 1852 – August 25, 1925) was an Austrian soldier and Chief of the General Staff of the …

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  • 6cost-plus — noun count BUSINESS an amount calculated by adding the cost of producing something to a profit or charge that has been agreed ╾ cost ,plus adjective: a cost plus contract …

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  • 7cost-benefit analysis — cost benefit a,nalysis noun count BUSINESS a comparison of the likely costs of a plan or project with the benefit it will bring, done in order to help make a decision …

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  • 8cost price — cost ,price noun count or uncount the price it costs to produce something, without making any profit …

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  • 9count — count1 W3S1 [kaunt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(find the total)¦ 2¦(say numbers)¦ 3¦(be allowed)¦ 4¦(include)¦ 5¦(consider something)¦ 6¦(important)¦ 7 I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand 8 don t count your chickens (before they re… …

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  • 10Cost per impression — Internet marketing Display advertising Email marketing E mail marketing software Interactive advertising …

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