"a costa de" meaning in Spanish

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  "pos": "prep",
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          "english": "When talking about the two most renowned leaders in recent times, he says: \"I believe that Mariano Rajoy and Artur Mas have a pact and act in coordination with a single purpose: to avoid paying jail time for their enormous contribution to the looting of public budgets in benefit of the Ibex 35 and at the expense of a social misery that continues to grow.",
          "ref": "2015 October 7, ““La lucha política sin alegría es un aburrimiento infernal””, in El País",
          "text": "A la hora de hablar de los dos dirigentes más renombrados en los últimos tiempos dice: “Creo que Mariano Rajoy y Artur Mas tienen un pacto y actúan coordinadamente con una única finalidad: evitar pagar con cárcel su enorme contribución al saqueo de los presupuestos públicos en beneficio del Ibex 35 y a costa de una miseria social que no deja de crecer.",
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        "at the expense of"
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          "at the expense of",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "a expensas de"
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  "word": "a costa de"
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          "english": "When talking about the two most renowned leaders in recent times, he says: \"I believe that Mariano Rajoy and Artur Mas have a pact and act in coordination with a single purpose: to avoid paying jail time for their enormous contribution to the looting of public budgets in benefit of the Ibex 35 and at the expense of a social misery that continues to grow.",
          "ref": "2015 October 7, ““La lucha política sin alegría es un aburrimiento infernal””, in El País",
          "text": "A la hora de hablar de los dos dirigentes más renombrados en los últimos tiempos dice: “Creo que Mariano Rajoy y Artur Mas tienen un pacto y actúan coordinadamente con una única finalidad: evitar pagar con cárcel su enorme contribución al saqueo de los presupuestos públicos en beneficio del Ibex 35 y a costa de una miseria social que no deja de crecer.",
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  "word": "a costa de"
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