cost
🇺🇸
/kɔːst/
🇬🇧
/kɒst/
noun
A1
The money needed to buy, make, or do something
The cost of the book is ten dollars.
A2
The total money a business spends
The company reduced its cost by using less energy.
B1
The effort, loss, or damage to achieve something
He won the race at the cost of his health.
R
The money ordered to pay for lawyers in court
He had to pay the court cost of $500.
verb
A1
To require payment of a certain amount of money
How much does it cost to fix the car?
B1
To cause the loss of something
The mistake cost him his job.
R
To require effort or cause difficulty
It cost her a lot to admit she was wrong.
R
To calculate the price or money needed
We need to cost the project before starting.
translation
The money needed to buy, make, or do something; The total money a business spends; The effort, loss, or damage to achieve something; The money ordered to pay for lawyers in court
To require payment of a certain amount of money; To cause the loss of something; To require effort or cause difficulty; To calculate the price or money needed
Word Forms
Plural
costs
3rd Present
costs
Progressive
costing