cost

cost: I

n.

1) to bear a cost; to pay costs; to spare no cost

2) to cut, reduce costs

3) to estimate; put, set a cost at (he put the cost at one hundred dollars)

4) court; direct; fixed; indirect; overhead costs (who will pay the court costs?)

5) a high cost (the high cost of energy)

6) a unit cost

7) at a certain cost (at any cost; at all costs; at the cost of his health; at a terrible cost; at no cost to the taxpayer)

II

v.

1) (O; may be used with one inanimate object) it cost us ten dollars; it cost ten dollars

2) (P; with an animate object) his blunder cost us dearly

3) (misc.) it costs (us) five thousand dollars a year to maintain this house

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direct

fixed

indirect

it cost ten dollars

put

reduce costs

to pay costs

to spare no cost

set a cost at (he put the cost at one hundred dollars)

overhead costs (who will pay the court costs?)

(0; may be used with one inanimate object) it cost us ten dollars

(P; with an animate object) his blunder cost us dearly

(misc.) it costs (us) five thousand dollars a year to maintain this house

a unit cost

court

to bear a cost

to cut

to estimate

at a certain cost (at any cost; at all costs; at the cost of his health; at a terrible. cost; at no cost to the taxpayer)

a high cost (the high cost of energy)

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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 — [kôst, käst] vt. cost, costing [ME costen < OFr coster < ML costare < L constare, to stand together, stand at, cost < com , together + stare, to STAND] 1. a) to be obtained or obtainable for (a certain price); be priced at b) to cause … English World dictionary
cost — ► VERB (past and past part. cost) 1) require the payment of (a specified sum) in order to be bought or obtained. 2) involve the loss of: his heroism cost him his life. 3) (past and past part. costed) estimate the cost of. ► NOUN 1) an amount … English terms dictionary
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 — cost; cost·ful; cost·less; cost·li·ness; cost·ly; cost·mary; pen·te·cost; ac·cost; … English syllables
COST — Logo der Europäischen Wissenschaftsstiftung (ESF) COST Log … Deutsch Wikipedia
cost — [n1] expense; price paid amount, arm and a leg*, bad news*, bite*, bottom dollar*, bottom line*, charge, damage*, disbursement, dues, expenditure, figure, line, nick*, nut*, outlay, payment, price, price tag, rate, score*, setback*, squeeze*, tab … New thesaurus
còst — cost, couest m. , còsta costo, couesto f. coût; dépense; frais. A tot còst : à tout prix. A còst de : sous peine de, au prix de … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

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