[Grammar] The word 'cost' as an adverb?

[Ferdie11]

Hi,

Is the word 'cost' used correcly in the sentence below?


All of these, solutions can easily cost justify themselves in standalone implementations.



Many thanks.

 

[ranok]

All of these, solutions can easily cost justify themselves in standalone implementations.
First, I find the comma breaks up the text in a not-very-helpful way, and should not be in the sentence.
Second, cost justify is used as a compound word in a sense: cost-justify, so rather than cost being an adverb, it is part of a more complex verb.

All of these solutions can easily cost-justify themselves in standalone implementations.

JT
*Not a teacher