[k_ˈɒ_s_t], [kˈɒst], [kˈɒst]
Definitions of cost
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be priced at; " These shoes cost $ 100"
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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"
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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?"
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the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
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require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; " This mistake cost him his job"
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A rib; a side; a region or coast.
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See Cottise.
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of Cost
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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.
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To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
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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.
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Loss of any kind; detriment; pain; suffering.
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Expenses incurred in litigation.
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Costly.
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Absolute, comparative, or differential costs pertaining to services, institutions, resources, etc., or the analysis and study of these costs.
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To require in exchange for; to be the price of; to cause to bear or suffer; as, the attempt cost him much trouble; to require to be expended for.
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Charge, expense, labor.
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Costliness.
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To bring a certain price: to require to be laid out or suffered:- pa. t. and pa. p. cost.
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What is laid out, or suffered to obtain anything- pl. expenses of a lawsuit.
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Cost.
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Price paid or demanded for anything; expense; loss; damage.
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To amount to in price.
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To require as a price; cause the loss of, as of life.
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The price paid for anything; outlay; expense; charge.
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The sums allowed by the court for charges of a suit awarded against the party losing.
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The price charged or paid for a thing; expense; loss; detriment; pain; suffering.
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To be bought for; to require to be expended.
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The price or value of a thing; expense; charge; expense of any kind; pain; suffering.
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Law charges.
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To be had at the price; to be bought for; to require to be given, laid out, bestowed, or employed; to cause to bear or suffer.
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Usage examples for cost
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Do you know how much this dress cost me? – Parisian Points of View by Ludovic Halévy Commentator: Brander Matthews
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How much does it cost to send a letter to England? – Studies in Civics by James T. McCleary
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You would naturally think so and the thought has cost several their lives before now. – The Hound of the Baskervilles by A. Conan Doyle
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I was saved, but at what a cost – The Gold Bag by Carolyn Wells
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What is the difference in the cost – School and Home Cooking by Carlotta C. Greer
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We have taken it up now, but at what a cost – Native Races and the War by Josephine Elizabeth Butler
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He saw what every desire of his must cost him in the days of his life. – The Magic Skin by Honore de Balzac
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The farm cost me six thousand dollars. – Andy Grant's Pluck by Horatio Alger
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The mine is so far back, he said, that it would cost almost more than it is worth to bring it to the river. – Jess of the Rebel Trail by H. A. Cody
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And Bussy answers: " So far as I can see, her mourning will not cost her much." – Queens of the French Stage by H. Noel Williams
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A word against either would have cost any man his life in those days. – Castilian Days by John Hay
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Wouldn't cost you nothin', would it? – Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: In Mizzoura by Augustus Thomas
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It did not cost him half as much to do so as it would have cost him two years ago not to get it. – Shenac's Work at Home by Margaret Murray Robertson
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" And, besides, hens cost a great deal," said Mrs. Owen. – Peggy in Her Blue Frock by Eliza Orne White
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The horse may not be so pretty, but it will cost less to keep him. – Remarks by Bill Nye
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You can sell me the place for what it cost you. – Questionable Shapes by William Dean Howells
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Still, though it cost her an effort, she asked him a few questions. – Long Odds by Harold Bindloss
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It may cost a little bit more. – Gigolo by Edna Ferber
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What would a new one cost – The Cock-House at Fellsgarth by Talbot Baines Reed
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They are talking of trouble and of cost – Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope