cost-share

American  

[kawst-shair, kost-] / ˈkɔstˌʃɛər, ˈkɒst- /

verb (used with object)

cost-shared, cost-sharing

1. to share the cost of.

   to cost-share a joint venture.

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Etymology

Origin of cost-share

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Following the crash, tighter regulations were introduced in October 2025 for private pilots carrying passengers under a "cost-share" arrangement - where pilot and passengers must share all costs of the flight equally.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

In June, TerraPower announced that it would build the first Natrium reactor in Wyoming as part of a 50-50 cost-share program with the Department of Energy.

From Scientific American • Jul. 23, 2021

“FEMA is not able to change the cost-share amount,” the agency responded in a statement.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2020

This month, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that a record number of Iowa farmers have agreed to install nutrient reduction practices on their farms through the Iowa Water Quality Initiative’s statewide cost-share program.

From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2018

The state has taken several steps, including adding more money to its Drought Disaster Livestock Water Supply cost-share program and relaxing commercial driving restrictions to help with the transport of livestock, water and hay.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2017