The money needed to buy, make, or do something
The cost of the book is ten dollars.
その本のコストは10ドルです。
The total money a business spends
The company reduced its cost by using less energy.
会社はエネルギー使用量を減らすことでコストを削減しました。
The effort, loss, or damage to achieve something
He won the race at the cost of his health.
彼は健康を犠牲にしてレースに勝ちました。
The money ordered to pay for lawyers in court
He had to pay the court cost of $500.
彼は500ドルの裁判費用を支払わなければなりませんでした。
To require payment of a certain amount of money
How much does it cost to fix the car?
車を修理するのにいくらかかりますか?
To cause the loss of something
The mistake cost him his job.
そのミスで彼は仕事を失いました。
To require effort or cause difficulty
It cost her a lot to admit she was wrong.
自分が間違っていたと認めることは彼女に大きな代償を強いました。
To calculate the price or money needed
We need to cost the project before starting.
開始前にプロジェクトのコストを見積もる必要があります。