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

“The cost-share waivers were just one piece of our overall response to the covid-19 pandemic,” Lempner said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2021

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

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

In 2006, the Independent Oil and Gas Station, constructed in 1930, received a $26,202 cost-share grant from the program.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2017