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In 5e, every wizard can copy any wizard-class spell into a new spellbook at a minimal cost in time, but preparing a spell is a much more involved activity, described in Xanathar's Guide to Everything on page 133.
~~Briefly, the wizard needs the Arcana skill, any material components, a cost ranging from 15 to 480,000gp, and an amount of time ranging from 1 day to 48 5-day workweeks.~~

In 5e, every wizard can copy any wizard-class spell into a new spellbook at a minimal cost in time, but preparing a spell is a much more involved activity, described in Xanathar's Guide to Everything on page 133.
Briefly, the wizard needs the Arcana skill, any material components, a cost ranging from 15 to 250,000 gp, and an amount of time ranging from 1 day to 48 5-day workweeks.