Cost - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kɔːst|  American pronunciation of the word cost
Brit.  |kɒst|  British pronunciation of the word cost
irregular verb:  p.t. — cost  p.p. — cost

noun

- the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
- the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) (syn: price)
he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection
- value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something (syn: price, toll)
the cost in human life was enormous

verb

- be priced at (syn: be)
These shoes cost $100
- require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
This mistake cost him his job

Extra examples

She attends college at a cost of $15,000 a year.

The average cost of raising a family has increased dramatically.

We offer services at a fraction of the cost of other companies.

What's the difference in cost?

They believe that everyone should have access to adequate medical care, regardless of cost.

The cost of doing business in this area is high.

We need better cost control.

Winning the war, he believes, was worth the cost in lives.

What are the costs and benefits of the new law?

The trip will cost you about $100 each way.

The project will end up costing the government an estimated 3.5 billion dollars.

It will cost you a lot of money, but it'll be worth it.

His frequent absences ended up costing him his job.

The error cost me a reprimand, but nothing more serious than that.

A blunder that has cost her considerable embarrassment

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: cost
he/she/it: costs
present participle: costing
past tense: cost
past participle: cost
noun
singular: cost
plural: costs
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