Money & finance
cost next to nothing
be extremely cheap
If something costs next to nothing, it is extremely cheap and needs almost no money.
Hear it in real life
How much was the entrance fee?
It cost next to nothing.
The local bus costs next to nothing compared with a taxi.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It costs next ‸ nothing.
Say: It costs next to nothing.
Keep the preposition "to" in the fixed phrase "next to nothing."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
cost next to nothing; costs next to nothing
Your turn: say it out loud
The local bus costs next to nothing compared with a taxi.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
cost next to nothing
be extremely cheap
“The local bus costs next to nothing compared with a taxi.”
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