costly

cost·ly

 (kôst′lē)

adj. cost·li·er, cost·li·est

1. Of high price or value; expensive: costly jewelry.

2. Entailing loss or sacrifice: a costly war.

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cost′li·ness n.

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costly

(ˈkɒstlɪ)

adj, -lier or -liest

1. of great price or value; expensive

2. entailing great loss or sacrifice: a costly victory.

3. splendid; lavish

ˈcostliness n

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cost•ly

(ˈkɔst li, ˈkɒst-)

adj. -li•er, -li•est.

1. costing much; high in price.

2. resulting in great detriment: a costly mistake.

3. involving great expense; sumptuous.

[1350–1400]

cost′li•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	costly - entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory" dearly-won expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
	2.	costly - having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" high-priced, pricey, pricy, dear expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

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costly

adjective

1. expensive, dear, stiff, excessive, steep (informal), highly-priced, exorbitant, extortionate Having curtains professionally made can be costly.
expensive reduced, fair, cheap, reasonable, low-priced, inexpensive, economical, dirt-cheap, cheapo (informal)

2. splendid, rich, valuable, precious, gorgeous, lavish, luxurious, sumptuous, priceless, opulent the exceptionally beautiful and costly cloths made in northern Italy

3. damaging, disastrous, harmful, catastrophic, loss-making, ruinous, deleterious If you follow the procedures correctly you will avoid costly mistakes.

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costly

adjective

1. Bringing a high price:

dear, expensive, high, high-priced.

2. Of great value:

inestimable, invaluable, precious, priceless, valuable, worthy.

Idioms: beyond price, of great price.

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Translations

غالي الثَّمَـن، نَفـيس

drahý

dyr

aufwendigkostspielig

costososuntuoso

coûteux

költséges

dÿr

carocostosodispendioso

kostbar

высокозатратный

drag

pahalı

昂贵的

costly

[ˈkɒstlɪ] ADJ (costlier (compar) (costliest (superl))) (= expensive) (lit, fig) → costoso; (= valuable) → suntuoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

costly

[ˈkɒstli] adj

(financially) → coûteux/euse

[mistake] → lourd(e) de conséquencescost of living n → coût m de la viecost-of-living adjustment [kɒstəvˈlɪvɪŋ] n → indemnité f de vie chèrecost-of-living allowance n → indemnité f de vie chèrecost-of-living increase n → augmentation f de salaire indexée sur le coût de la viecost-of-living index n → indice m du coût de la viecost price n (British) → prix m coûtant, prix m de revient
to sell at cost price → vendre à prix coûtant
to buy at cost price → acheter à prix coûtant

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

costly

adj → teuer, kostspielig; tastes, habits → teuer; costly in terms of time/labour → zeitaufwendig or -aufwändig/arbeitsintensiv; running a car is a costly business → ein Auto zu unterhalten ist eine teure Angelegenheit

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costly

[ˈkɒstlɪ] adj → costoso/a, caro/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cost

(kost) – past tense past participle cost – verb

1. to be obtainable at a certain price. This jacket costs 75 dollars; The victory cost two thousand lives. kos يُكَلِّـف струвам custar stát (o ceně) kosten koste στοιχίζωcostar maksma minema قیمت داشتن maksaa coûter לַעֲלוֹת लागत stajati, koštati vmibe kerül berharga, meminta (korban) kosta costare 費用が～かかる 대가를 치르다 kainuoti, atsieiti maksāt bernilai kostenkostekosztować قيمت، بيه ار زښت: زيان، تاوان، بيه لرل،تاوانول custar a costa стоить stáť veljati koštati kosta มีมูลค่า mal olmak, tutmak, etmek 花了或價值...(多少錢) коштувати قيمت هونا، لاگت هونا ra 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 bereken يُحَدِّد سِعْـر الكلفَـه оценявам avaliar odhadnout náklady kalkulieren kalkulere; prissætte κοστολογώcalcular el coste de maksumust arvestama براورد هزینه کردن laskea hinta évaluer le coût de לְתַמחֵר मूल्य stajao/la je, koštao/la je kikalkulálja az árát menganggarkan áætla kostnað preventivare 見積もる 비용 견적을 내다 apskaičiuoti (ko) kainą, išlaidas izcenot; izkalkulēt (cenu) mengenakan bayaran begroten beregne omkostningene wyceniać, sporządzać kosztorys قيمت، بيه ار زښت: زيان، تاوان، بيه لرل،تاوانول avaliar a evalua оценивать odhadnúť náklady oceniti stroške proceniti na kostnadsberäkna, bestämma pris ตีราคา maliyetini hesaplamak 估計…的價格 визначати вартість لاگت كا اندازه كرنا، حساب لگانا ước tính giá phải trả 估计价格

noun

the price to be paid (for something). What is the cost of this coat? prys سِعْـر، ثَمَـن цена custo cena der Preis pris κόστοςprecio hind قیمت hinta prixמחיר मूल्य, लागत cijena ár harga verð; kostnaður costo 代価 대가 kaina cena harga prijspris, kostnad, utgift, omkostningcena, koszt قیمت custo preţ цена; стоимость cena cena cena kostnad ราคา fiyat, maliyet 價格 вартість; ціна قيمت، دام، مول giá tiền 费用

ˈcostly adjective

costing much. a costly wedding-dress. duur غالي الثَّمَـن، نَفـيس скъп dispendioso drahý kostspielig dyr ακριβόςcostoso, caro kallis پر هزینه؛ گران kallis coûteuxיקר महंगा skup költséges mahal dÿr costoso 高価な 비싼 brangus dārgs mahal kostbaardyr, kostbarkosztowny ګران، قيمتى dispendioso scump дорогой nákladný, drahý drag skup dyrbar แพง pahalı 昂貴的 дорогий, розкішний مهنگا، قيمتى đắt tiền 昂贵的

ˈcostliness noun

duurheid, duurte غلاء الثَّمن ценност custo drahota; hamižnost die Kostspieligkeit kostbarhed ακρίβεια alto precio; suntuosidad kallidus گرانی kalleus chertéיוקר महंगापन skupoća drágaság; pompa kemahalan dÿrleiki costo eccessivo 高価 고가, 사치 brangumas dārdzība mahal kostbaarheidkostbarhet wysoka cena ګړانی custo scumpete дороговизна drahota dragocenost skupoća dyrbarhet, kostbarhet ความมีราคา pahalılık 昂貴 дорожнеча گرانى، مهنگائى sự đắt tiền 昂贵

costs noun plural

the expenses of a legal case. He won his case and was awarded costs of $500. koste, hofkoste, gedingkoste مَصاريف الدَّعوى разноски custas soudní náklady Kosten sagsomkostning έξοδαcostas kohtukulud مبلغ kulut dépensעלות न्यायिक प्रक्रिया की कुल लागत troškovi költségek biaya málskostnaður spese processuali 訴訟費用 비용 teismo išlaidos, kaštai tiesas izdevumi; izmaksas biaya proceskostensaksomkostninger koszty قیمت custas cheltuieli (de judecată) судебные издержки súdne výdavky stroški troškovi omkostnad[er] 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 a todo custo za každou cenu um jeden Preis for enhver pris 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 د هر قیمت چی وشوه a todo o custo cu orice preţ любой ценой za každú cenu za vsako ceno po svaku cenu till varje pris ไม่ว่าจะเป็นอย่างไร 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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costly

a. costoso-a, caro-a;

adv. costosamente.

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