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   Cost

   /kôst/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of an object or action) require the payment of (a specified sum of money) before it can be acquired or done: "each issue of the magazine costs $2.25" Similar be priced atsell forbe valued atfetchcome toamount tobeinformal:set someone backgo forknock someone back
   • ▪ cause the loss of: "driving at more than double the speed limit cost the woman her driving license" Similar cause the loss ofcause the sacrifice oflead to the end ofdestroyresult in harm toresult in damage toharmhurtinjuredamage
   • ▪ be expensive for (someone): informal "if you want to own an island, it'll cost you"
   • 2. estimate the price of: "it is their job to plan and cost a media schedule for the campaign" Similar valuepriceput a price onput a value onput a figure onestimate the cost ofestimate the price ofevaluate

   noun

   • 1. an amount that has to be paid or spent to buy or obtain something: "we are able to cover the cost of the event" Similar priceasking pricemarket priceselling pricefeetarifffaretolllevychargehire chargerentalvalueface valuevaluationquotationrateworthinformal, humorous:damage
   • ▪ the effort, loss, or sacrifice necessary to achieve or obtain something: "she averted a train accident at the cost of her life" Similar penaltysacrificelossexpensetollpricesufferingharmhurtinjurydamagedetrimentdeprivationdisadvantagedownsidedrawbacksnagundesirable consequencesadverse effectsdisbenefit
   • ▪ legal expenses, especially those allowed in favor of the winning party or against the losing party in a suit: "costs may be awarded to a successful private prosecutor out of central funds" Similar expensesoutgoingsdisbursementsoverheadsrunning costsoperating costsfixed costsexpenditurespendingoutlaymoney spentpayments

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French coust (noun), couster (verb), based on Latin constare ‘stand firm, stand at a price’.

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   • Cost includes the price of the product bought and other expenses associated with the purchase or production of the product. These expenses may include transportation, advertising and packaging. GR 10 BS U3 25 TOPIC 2 LESSON 3  Competition The prices charged for a product will also depend on the level of competition.

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   What is cost noun?

   • Definition of cost noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do something at a cost of something A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. You could buy a used car at a fraction of the cost of a new one.

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   What does cost mean in a sentence?

   • Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cost definition: the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything. See examples of COST used in a sentence.

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   • Cost most often refers to a specific amount of money that a seller wants for the item they are selling. However, cost is also used more generally to mean whatever the price of an item is. If the price is high or expensive, it is said to be costly. Real-life examples: A pack of gum may have a cost of $1.

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   Cost means a price that must be paid for something or a sacrifice. Cost is used as a verb to mean to require a payment or to cause the loss of something. Cost has several other senses as a noun and a verb. Cost most often refers to a specific amount of money

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   Definitions of cost. verb. be priced at. “These shoes cost $100” synonyms: be. see more. noun. the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor. see more. noun. the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) “he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection”

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   Definition of cost noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. cost. noun. /kɔst/ [countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make, or do something the high/low cost of housing A new computer system has been installed at a cost of $150,000. The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost.