Definitions for costkɔst, kɒst
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
costkɔst, kɒst(n.; v.)cost; cost•ed, cost•ing.
(n.)the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything.
an outlay or expenditure of money, time, etc.
a sacrifice, loss, or penalty:
to work at the cost of one's health.
costs, money awarded to a successful litigant for legal expenses, charged against the unsuccessful litigant.
Category: Law
(v.t.)to require the payment of (money or something else of value) in an exchange:
That camera cost $200.
to entail the loss or injury of:
Carelessness costs lives.
to entail (effort or inconvenience):
Courtesy costs little.
to cause to pay or sacrifice:
That request will cost us extra work.
to estimate or determine the cost of (manufactured articles, new processes, etc.).
(v.i.)to estimate or determine costs, as of manufacturing something.
Idioms for cost:
at all costs,regardless of the effort involved; by any means necessary.
Category: Idiom
Origin of cost:
1200–50; ME < AF, OF co(u)ster < L constāre to stand together, be settled, cost
Princeton's WordNet
cost(noun)
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
monetary value, price, cost(noun)
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
"the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection"
price, cost, toll(verb)
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
"the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?"
cost, be(verb)
be priced at
"These shoes cost $100"
cost(verb)
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
"This mistake cost him his job"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
cost(noun)ɔst, kɒst
the amount of money needed for sth
The cost of housing has risen by 10%.; services provided at a cost of $800; the costs involved in running a business; the high cost of health care
costɔst, kɒst
provide payment for
insurance that covers the cost of long hospital stays
costɔst, kɒst
the effort, suffering, or loss that doing sth involves
the cost of freedom; The war continues at a cost of 1200 lives.
costɔst, kɒst
even if sth extremely difficult, bad, dangerous, etc. must be done
Avoid the busy highways at all costs.; athletes who are determined to win at any cost
costɔst, kɒst
legal expenses
He was ordered to pay costs.
cost(verb)ɔst, kɒst
(of an object or activity) to have a particular price
flowers that cost $10 a bunch; How much will it cost me to take the train?
costɔst, kɒst
to be very expensive
costɔst, kɒst
to require sb to give up sth important
His decision almost cost him his life.; behavior that cost her her job
costɔst, kɒst
to calculate the price of sth
a fully costed design proposal
Webster Dictionary
Cost(noun)
a rib; a side; a region or coast
Cost(noun)
see Cottise
Cost
of Cost
Cost(verb)
to require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort cost his life
Cost(verb)
to require to be borne or suffered; to cause
Cost(verb)
the amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense; hence, whatever, as labor, self-denial, suffering, etc., is requisite to secure benefit
Cost(verb)
loss of any kind; detriment; pain; suffering
Cost(verb)
expenses incurred in litigation
Translations for cost
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
cost(verb)
to be obtainable at a certain price
This jacket costs 75 dollars; The victory cost two thousand lives.
- kosAfrikaans
- يُكَلِّـفArabic
- струвамBulgarian
- custarPortuguese (BR)
- stát (o ceně)Czech
- kostenGerman
- kosteDanish
- στοιχίζωGreek
- costarSpanish
- maksma minemaEstonian
- قیمت داشتنFarsi
- maksaaFinnish
- coûterFrench
- לַעֲלוֹתHebrew
- लागतHindi
- stajati, koštatiCroatian
- vmibe kerülHungarian
- berharga, meminta (korban)Indonesian
- kostaIcelandic
- costareItalian
- 費用が～かかるJapanese
- 대가를 치르다Korean
- kainuoti, atsieitiLithuanian
- maksātLatvian
- bernilaiMalay
- kostenDutch
- kosteNorwegian
- kosztowaćPolish
- قیمت داشتنPersian
- قيمت، بيه ار زښت: زيان، تاوان، بيه لرل،تاوانولPashto
- custarPortuguese
- a costaRomanian
- стоитьRussian
- stáťSlovak
- veljatiSlovenian
- koštatiSerbian
- kostaSwedish
- มีมูลค่าThai
- mal olmak, tutmak, (para) etmekTurkish
- 花了或價值...(多少錢)Chinese (Trad.)
- коштуватиUkrainian
- قيمت هونا، لاگت هوناUrdu
- ra giáVietnamese
- 价值为...Chinese (Simp.)
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