"cost out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: costs out [present, singular, third-person], costing out [participle, present], costed out [participle, past], costed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cost out (third-person singular simple present costs out, present participle costing out, simple past and past participle costed out)
  1. To calculate the cost of a future enterprise (project, plan, etc.)
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