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cost  (kôst)

n.

1. An amount paid or required in payment for a purchase; a price.

2. The expenditure of something, such as time or labor, necessary for the attainment of a goal: "Freedom to advocate unpopular causes does not require that such advocacy be without cost" Milton Friedman.

3. costs Law The charges fixed for litigation, often payable by the losing party.

v. cost, cost·ing, costs

v.intr.

To require a specified payment, expenditure, effort, or loss: It costs more to live in the city.

v.tr.

1. To have as a price.

2. To cause to lose, suffer, or sacrifice: Participating in the strike cost me my job.

3. past tense and past participle costed To estimate or determine the cost of: The accountants costed out our expenses.

Idiom:

at all costs

Regardless of the expense or effort involved; by any means.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from coster, to cost, from Latin cnstre, to be fixed, cost; see constant.]

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costless adj.

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cost

Noun

1. the amount of money, time, or energy required to obtain or produce something

2. suffering or sacrifice: these were crucial truths which rugby never grasped, to its cost

3. the amount paid for a commodity by its seller: to sell at cost

4. costs Law the expenses of a lawsuit

5. at all costs regardless of any cost or effort involved

6. at the cost of at the expense of losing: they eventually triumphed, but at the cost of many lives

Verb

[costing, cost]

1. to be obtained or obtainable in exchange for: calls cost 36p a minute cheap rate, 48p at other times

2. to involve the loss or sacrifice of: a fall which almost cost him his life

3. [costing, costed] to estimate the cost of producing something [Latin constare to stand at, cost]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor expenditure, outgo, outlay, spending - money paid out; an amount spent disbursal, disbursement, expense - amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) capital expenditure - the cost of long-term improvements payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged ransom, ransom money - money demanded for the return of a captured person cost overrun - excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget" cost of living - average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing); "a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation" borrowing cost - the cost of borrowing something distribution cost - any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc) handling charge, handling cost - the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) marketing cost - the cost of marketing (e.g., the cost of transferring title and moving goods to the customer) production cost - combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods replacement cost - current cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of equal effectiveness physical value, reproduction cost - cost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation) unit cost - calculated cost for a given unit of a product price, terms, damage - the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" price - cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price" opportunity cost - cost in terms of foregoing alternatives portage - the cost of carrying or transporting charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
	2.	cost - 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" monetary value, price value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" average cost - total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units differential cost, incremental cost, marginal cost - the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output expensiveness - the quality of being high-priced assessment - the market value set on assets inexpensiveness - the quality of being affordable
	3.	cost - 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?" toll, price value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" death toll - the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster
Verb	1.	cost - be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" be be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" knock back, put back, set back - cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"
	2.	cost - require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job" necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

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cost

noun 1. price, worth, expense, rate, charge, figure, damage (informal) amount, payment, expenditure, outlay

noun 2. loss, suffering, damage, injury, penalty, hurt, expense, harm, sacrifice, deprivation, detriment

plural noun 3. expenses, spending, expenditure, overheads, outgoings, outlay, budget

verb 4. sell at, come to, set (someone) back (informal) be priced at, command a price of

verb 5. lose, deprive of, cheat of >> at all costs no matter what, regardless, whatever happens, at any price, come what may, without fail

Translations

cost [kɔst] [pt cost, pp ] n (gen) → coste m; costo (= price); precio;

costs npl (LAW) → costas fpl

vi → costar, valer

vt → preparar el presupuesto de;

how much does it cost? → ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?;

what will it cost to have it repaired? → ¿cuánto costará repararlo?;

the cost of living → el coste or costo de la vida;

at all costs → cueste lo que cueste

cost [kɔst] [cost , pt , pp ] n → coût m

vi → coûter

vt → établir or calculer le prix de revient de;

costs npl (Comm) → frais mpl;

(Law) → dépens mpl;

how much does it cost? → combien ça coûte?;

it costs £5/too much → cela coûte 5 livres/trop cher;

what will it cost to have it repaired? → combien cela coûtera de le faire réparer?;

to cost sb time/effort → demander du temps/un effort à qn;

it cost him his life/job → ça lui a coûté la vie/son emploi;

at all costs → coûte que coûte, à tout prix

cost [kɔst] [cost , pt, pp ] n → Kosten pl (fig) (loss, damage etc) → Preis m

vt → kosten;

(find out cost of) [costed , pt, pp ] → veranschlagen;

costs npl (Comm, Law) → Kosten pl;

the cost of living → die Lebenshaltungskosten pl;

at all costs → um jeden Preis;

how much does it cost? → wie viel or was kostet es?;

it costs £5/too much → es kostet £5/ist zu teuer;

what will it cost to have it repaired? → wie viel kostet die Reparatur?;

to cost sb time/effort → jdn Zeit/Mühe kosten;

it cost him his life/job → es kostete ihn das Leben/seine Stelle

cost [kɔst] n → costo

vb [pt cost, pp ]

vi → costare

vt → stabilire il prezzo di;

costs npl (LAW) → spese fpl;

it costs £5/too much → costa 5 sterline/troppo;

it cost him his life/job → gli costò la vita/il suo lavoro;

how much does it cost? → quanto costa?, quanto viene?;

what will it cost to have it repaired? → quanto costerà farlo riparare?;

cost of living → costo della vita;

at all costs → a ogni costo

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cost

v cost [kost]

1 to be obtainable at a certain price This jacket costs 75 dollars; The victory cost two thousand lives.kosيُكَلِّـفструвамstát (o ceně)kostekostenστοιχίζωcostarmaksma minemaقیمت داشتنmaksaacoûterלַעֲלוֹתलागतstajati, koštativmibe kerülberharga, meminta (korban)kostacostare費用が～かかる값이 ...들다; 희생을 치르게 하다kainuoti, atsieitimaksātbernilaikostenkostekosztowaćcustara costaстоитьstáťveljatikoštatikostaมีมูลค่าmal olmak, tutmak, (para) etmek價值為...коштуватиقيمت هونا، لاگت هوناra giá价值为...

2 (past tense, past participle ˈcosted) to estimate the cost of (a future project) The caterer costed the reception at three hundred dollars.koste berekenيُحَدِّد سِعْـر الكلفَـهоценявамodhadnout nákladykalkulere; prissættekalkulierenκοστολογώcalcular el coste demaksumust arvestamaبراورد هزینه کردنtehdä kustannuslaskelmaévaluer le coût deלְתַמחֵרमूल्यstajao/la je, koštao/la jekikalkulálja az árátmenganggarkanáætla kostnaðpreventivare見積もる(원가를) 계산[]하다apskaičiuoti (ko) kainą, išlaidasizcenot; izkalkulēt (cenu)mengenakan bayaranbegrotenberegne omkostningenewyceniać, sporządzać kosztorysavaliara evaluaоцениватьodhadnúť nákladyoceniti stroškeproceniti nakostnadsberäkna, bestämma prisตีราคาmaliyetini hesaplamak估計價格визначати вартістьلاگت كا اندازه كرنا، حساب لگاناước tính giá phải trả估计价格

n

the price to be paid (for something) What is the cost of this coat?prysسِعْـر، ثَمَـنценаcenaprisder Preisκόστοςpreciohindقیمتhintaprixמְחִירमूल्य, लागतcijenaárhargaverð; kostnaðurcosto代価가격kainacenahargaprijspris, kostnad, utgift(er), omkostning(er)cena, kosztcustopreţцена; стоимостьcenacenacenakostnadราคาfiyat, maliyet費用вартість; цінаقيمت، دام، مولgiá tiền费用

adj ˈcostly

costing much a costly wedding-dress.duurغالي الثَّمَـن، نَفـيسскъпdrahýdyrkostspieligακριβόςcostoso, carokallisپر هزینه؛ گرانkalliscoûteuxיָקַרमहंगाskupköltségesmahaldÿrcostoso高価な비용이 많이 드는brangusdārgsmahalkostbaardyr, kostbarkosztownydispendiososcumpдорогойnákladný, drahýdragskupdyrbarแพงpahalı昂貴的дорогий, розкішнийمهنگا، قيمتىđắt tiền昂贵的

n ˈcostliness

duurheid, duurteغلاء الثَّمنценностdrahota; hamižnostkostbarheddie Kostspieligkeitακρίβειαalto precio; suntuosidadkallidusگرانیkalleuschertéיוֹקֵרमहंगापनskupoćadrágaság; pompakemahalandÿrleikicosto eccessivo高価비싼 가격, 사치brangumasdārdzībamahalkostbaarheidkostbarhetwysoka cenacustoscumpeteдороговизнаdrahotadragocenostskupoćadyrbarhet, kostbarhetความมีราคาpahalılık昂貴дорожнечаگرانى، مهنگائىsự đắt tiền昂贵

n pl costs

the expenses of a legal case He won his case and was awarded costs of $500.koste, hofkoste, gedingkosteمَصاريف الدَّعوىразноскиsoudní nákladysagsomkostningKosten (pl.)έξοδα (πληθ.)costaskohtukuludمبلغoikeudenkäyntikulutdépensעֲלוּתन्यायिक प्रक्रिया की कुल लागतtroškoviköltségekbiayamálskostnaðurspese processuali訴訟費用소송 비용teismo išlaidos, kaštaitiesas izdevumi; izmaksasbiayaproceskostensaksomkostningerkosztycustascheltuieli (de judecată)судебные издержкиsúdne výdavkystroškitroškoviomkostnad[]ค่าใช้จ่ายในการว่าคดีความdava/yargılama masrafları; mahkeme harcı訴訟費витратиعدالت كا خرچ‍ہlệ phí诉讼费

at all costs

no matter what the cost or outcome may be We must prevent disaster at all costs.tot elke prysبأي ثَمنِ كان، مهما كلَّف الأمْـرна всяка ценаza každou cenufor enhver prisum jeden Preisπάση θυσίαa toda costaiga hinna eestبه هر قیمتی که شدهhinnalla millä hyvänsäà tout prixבְּכָּל מְחִירकिसी भी कीमत परpod svaku cijenumindenáronbagaimanapun jugafyrir alla munia ogni costoぜひとも어떤 희생을 치르더라도bet kokia kainapar katru cenubagaimanapun jugatot elke prijsfor enhver prisza wszelką cenęa todo o custocu orice preţлюбой ценойza každú cenuza vsako cenopo svaku cenutill varje prisไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตามne pahasına olusa olsun不惜任何代價за любу цінуكسى بهى قيمت پر، ب‍ہ‍ر صورتbằng bất cứ giá nào不惜任何代价