cost

cost: verb (past and past participle cost)

1》 require the payment of (a specified sum) in order to be bought or obtained.

↘cause or require the expenditure or loss of.

↘informal be expensive for: it'll cost you.

2》 (past and past participle costed) estimate the price or cost of.

noun the amount that something costs.

↘the effort or loss necessary to achieve something.

↘(costs) legal expenses, especially those allowed in favour of the winning party or against the losing party in a suit.

Phrases

at all costs (or at any cost) regardless of the price or the effort needed.

at cost at cost price.

cost someone dear (or dearly) involve someone in a serious loss or a heavy penalty.

to someone's cost with loss or disadvantage to someone.

Origin

ME: from OFr. coust (n.), couster (v.), based on L. constare 'stand firm, stand at a price'.

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Synonyms:

Require to be paid or undergone, take away from / Expense, charge, price, outlay / Costliness, preciousness, richness, sumptuousness, splendor / Loss, detriment, damage, pain, suffering

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cost — n 1: the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something 2 pl: expenses incurred in litigation; esp: those given by the law or the court to the prevailing party against the losing party Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
Cost — (k[o^]st; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cost}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Costing}.] [OF. coster, couster, F. co[^u]ter, fr. L. constare to stand at, to cost; con + stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Constant}.] 1. To require to be given, expended, or laid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cost — (k[o^]st; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cost}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Costing}.] [OF. coster, couster, F. co[^u]ter, fr. L. constare to stand at, to cost; con + stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Constant}.] 1. To require to be given, expended, or laid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
COST — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Programa Internacional de Cooperación Europea en el Campo de la Investigación Científica y Técnica (COST). (European COoperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) El COST fue creado en 1971… … Wikipedia Español
Cost — Cost, n. [OF. cost, F. co[^u]t. See {Cost}, v. t. ] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
COST — Logo der Europäischen Wissenschaftsstiftung (ESF) COST Log … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cost — (k[o^]st; 115), n. [L. costa rib. See {Coast}.] 1. A rib; a side; a region or coast. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] Betwixt the costs of a ship. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) See {Cottise}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cost — Cost, Insurance and Freight Области действия терминов Инкотермс CIF (англ. Cost, Insurance and Freight стоимость, страхование и фрахт) торговый термин, который используется в международной торговле, когда используется морской транспорт. Поставка… … Википедия
Cost... — Cost..., v. lat. Costa, die Rippe; z.B. Costalgie, Rippenschmerz … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
cost — cost, in|su|rance, freight [kɔst, ɪn ʃʊərəns, freɪt; engl. Kosten, Versicherung, Fracht]: Klausel im Überseehandel, nach der Fracht , Versicherungs u. Verladekosten im Preis eingeschlossen sind; Abk.: cif, c. i. f … Universal-Lexikon
cost — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català

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