| 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. Idiom: 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. at all costs Regardless of the expense or effort involved; by any means. [Middle English, from Old French, from coster, to cost, from Latin c  nst re, to be fixed, cost; see constant.]cost  less adj. |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labordisbursal, 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"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?"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 - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| 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" |
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
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
vt → preparar el presupuesto de;
what will it cost to have it repaired? → ¿cuánto costará repararlo?;
at all costs → cueste lo que cueste
cost [kɔst] [cost , pt , pp ] n → coût m
vi → coûter
costs npl (Comm) → frais mpl;
(Law) → dépens mpl;
how much does it cost? → combien ça coûte?;
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;
v cost [kost]
1 to be obtainable at a certain price This jacket costs 75 dollars; The victory cost two thousand lives. kos يُكَلِّـف струвам stát (o ceně) koste kosten στοιχίζω costar maksma minema قیمت داشتن maksaa coûter לַעֲלוֹת लागत stajati, koštati vmibe kerül berharga, meminta (korban) kosta costare 費用が～かかる 값이 ...들다; 희생을 치르게 하다 kainuoti, atsieiti maksāt bernilai kosten koste kosztować custar a costa стоить stáť veljati koštati kosta มีมูลค่า mal olmak, tutmak, (para) etmek 價值為... коштувати قيمت هونا، لاگت هونا ra giá 价值为...
2 (past tense, past participleˈcosted) to estimate the cost of (a future project) The caterer costed the reception at three hundred dollars. koste bereken يُحَدِّد سِعْـر الكلفَـه оценявам odhadnout náklady kalkulere; prissætte kalkulieren κοστολογώ calcular el coste de maksumust arvestama براورد هزینه کردن tehdä kustannuslaskelma évaluer le coût de לְתַמחֵר मूल्य stajao/la je, koštao/la je kikalkulálja az árát menganggarkan áætla kostnað preventivare 見積もる (원가를) 계산[]하다 apskaičiuoti (ko) kainą, išlaidas izcenot; izkalkulēt (cenu) mengenakan bayaran begroten beregne omkostningene wyceniać, sporządzać kosztorys avaliar a evalua оценивать odhadnúť náklady oceniti stroške proceniti na kostnadsberäkna, bestämma pris ตีราคา maliyetini hesaplamak 估計價格 визначати вартість لاگت كا اندازه كرنا، حساب لگانا ước tính giá phải trả 估计价格
n
the price to be paid (for something) What is the cost of this coat? prys سِعْـر، ثَمَـن цена cena pris der Preis κόστος precio hind قیمت hinta prix מְחִיר मूल्य, लागत cijena ár harga verð; kostnaður costo 代価 가격 kaina cena harga prijs pris, kostnad, utgift(er), omkostning(er) cena, koszt custo preţ цена; стоимость cena cena cena kostnad ราคา fiyat, maliyet 費用 вартість; ціна قيمت، دام، مول giá tiền 费用
adj costly
costing much a costly wedding-dress. duur غالي الثَّمَـن، نَفـيس скъп drahý dyr kostspielig ακριβός costoso, caro kallis پر هزینه؛ گران kallis coûteux יָקַר महंगा skup költséges mahal dÿr costoso 高価な 비용이 많이 드는 brangus dārgs mahal kostbaar dyr, kostbar kosztowny dispendioso scump дорогой nákladný, drahý drag skup dyrbar แพง pahalı 昂貴的 дорогий, розкішний مهنگا، قيمتى đắt tiền 昂贵的
n costliness
duurheid, duurte غلاء الثَّمن ценност drahota; hamižnost kostbarhed die Kostspieligkeit ακρίβεια alto precio; suntuosidad kallidus گرانی kalleus cherté יוֹקֵר महंगापन skupoća drágaság; pompa kemahalan dÿrleiki costo eccessivo 高価 비싼 가격, 사치 brangumas dārdzība mahal kostbaarheid kostbarhet wysoka cena custo scumpete дороговизна drahota dragocenost skupoća dyrbarhet, kostbarhet ความมีราคา pahalılık 昂貴 дорожнеча گرانى، مهنگائى sự 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, gedingkoste مَصاريف الدَّعوى разноски soudní náklady sagsomkostning Kosten (pl.) έξοδα (πληθ.) costas kohtukulud مبلغ oikeudenkäyntikulut dépens עֲלוּת न्यायिक प्रक्रिया की कुल लागत troškovi költségek biaya málskostnaður spese processuali 訴訟費用 소송 비용 teismo išlaidos, kaštai tiesas izdevumi; izmaksas biaya proceskosten saksomkostninger koszty custas cheltuieli (de judecată) судебные издержки súdne výdavky stroški troškovi omkostnad[] ค่าใช้จ่ายในการว่าคดีความ dava/yargılama masrafları; mahkeme harcı 訴訟費 витрати عدالت كا خرچہ lệ 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 prys بأي ثَمنِ كان، مهما كلَّف الأمْـر на всяка цена za každou cenu for enhver pris um jeden Preis πάση θυσία a toda costa iga hinna eest به هر قیمتی که شده hinnalla millä hyvänsä à tout prix בְּכָּל מְחִיר किसी भी कीमत पर pod svaku cijenu mindenáron bagaimanapun juga fyrir alla muni a ogni costo ぜひとも 어떤 희생을 치르더라도 bet kokia kaina par katru cenu bagaimanapun juga tot elke prijs for enhver pris za wszelką cenę a todo o custo cu orice preţ любой ценой za každú cenu za vsako ceno po svaku cenu till varje pris ไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตาม ne pahasına olusa olsun 不惜任何代價 за любу ціну كسى بهى قيمت پر، بہر صورت bằng bất cứ giá nào 不惜任何代价
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