| Its a spell that costs that many magicka points. So when you cast that particular Open spell, it will cost you 50 magicka.
Note that the lock may require a higher level Open spell. Check the lock before you cast that Open, to make sure you aren't wasting your magicka. You'll probably encounter a variety of spells named similarly, with identical basic effects. But--the higher the magicka cost, usually the higher some value associated with the spell.
So a Levitate spell that costs 85 magicka instead of 45 may help you levitate faster, or longer. Or a little of both. And if the magicka cost is too high, you won't be able to cast the spell.
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