Definition of COST

cost

Plural: costs

Noun

  • the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
  • the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
    • "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection"
  • value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
    • "the cost in human life was enormous"
  • Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
  • A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.
  • Manner; way; means; available course; contrivance.
  • Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic.
  • A rib; a side.
  • A cottise.

Verb

Verb Forms: cost, costed, costing, costs

  • To estimate the price or value of something.
  • be priced at
    • "These shoes cost $100"
  • require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
    • "This mistake cost him his job"
  • To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
  • To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.
  • To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
  • To calculate or estimate a price.
  • To cost (a person) a great deal of money or suffering.

Examples

  • He tried to COST out the potential points of various words before making a play.
  • I can give you the names, but it'll cost you.
  • I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand.
  • It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world.
  • Spending all your time working may earn you a lot of money at the cost of your health.
  • That's going to cost you!
  • The army won the battle decisively, but at a cost of many lives.
  • The average cost of a new house is twice as much as it was 20 years ago.
  • The total cost of the new complex was an estimated $1.5 million.
  • This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.
  • Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives.
  • We have to cut costs if we want to avoid bankruptcy.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English costen, from Old French coster, couster (“to cost”), from Medieval Latin cōstō, from Latin cōnstō (“stand together”).

Synonyms

be, monetary value, price, toll

Scrabble Score: 6

cost: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cost: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cost: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

cost: valid Words With Friends Word