Costs
Costs noun - Pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation.
Forfeits
Both words in one sentence
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Surge calls him out for his insistence on winning at all costs, especially when Surge forfeits rather than risk his Raichu losing it's limbs to a powered up razor leaf.
Source: Take That, Scrappy! -
Pyrrhic Victory: Rainbow Dash forfeits the double-necked guitar to Trixie after their guitar duel; Trixie has only so much time to savor her "victory" before realizing her prize costs $12,000.
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