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Native English speaker here. "At a great cost" means "at a good price". "At great cost" would mean "expensive".
by notthistime12 2y ago
Native English speaker here. "At a great cost" means "at a good price". "At great cost" would mean "expensive".
- skrtskrt 2y agoyou 100% correct not sure why this is downvoted away
- OJFord 2y agoCan you be more specific than native English? I've never heard or read 'great cost' be anything other than large cost, it's the use of 'cost'. If you say 'a great price', sure, but 'cost' is already implying something negative I suppose. (Native BrE, SW UK.)
- manojlds 2y agoRarely trust native English speakers. At a great cost is exactly at a very high cost, not "at a good price". Any actual sources for your claim except for being a "native" speaker.