COST | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of cost – Learner’s Dictionary

cost
noun
uk
/kɒst/
us

cost noun (MONEY)

A2
the amount of money that you need to buy or do something:
The cruise ship was built at a cost of $400 million.
Software is included at no extra cost.
The cost of living (= the cost of food, clothes, etc) has increased.
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cost noun (SOMETHING GIVEN)

B2
something that you give or lose, in order to get or achieve something else:
He rescued four people at the cost of his own life.
at all costs
B2
If something must be done at all costs, it is very important that it is done:
We have to succeed at all costs.
to your cost UK
because of a bad experience you have had:
An ankle injury can last a long time, as I know to my cost.
cost
verb
uk
/kɒst/
us
past tense and past participle cost

cost verb (MONEY)

A2
If something costs a particular amount of money, you have to pay that in order to buy or do it:
How much do these shoes cost?
[ + to do sth ] It costs $5 to send the package by airmail.
[ + two objects ] It's going to cost me a lot of money to buy a new car.
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cost verb (LOSE)

B2
to make someone lose something:
His lazy attitude cost him his job.
cost
verb [ T ]
uk
/kɒst/
us
to calculate the amount of money needed to do or make something:
The building work has been costed at 30,000 euros.

(Definition of cost from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of cost

in Chinese (Traditional)
錢, 價格, 費用…
in Chinese (Simplified)
钱, 价格, 费用…
in Spanish
coste, precio, costar…
in Portuguese
custo, gasto, custar…
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किंमत, मूल्य, काही मिळवण्यासाठी आवश्यक असलेले देणे…
費用, (お金が)かかる, (犠牲、損失)を払わせる…
maliyet, tutar, fiyat…
coût [masculine], prix [masculine], coûter…
cost, preu, costar…
kosten, begroten, prijs…
எதையாவது வாங்க, செய்ய அல்லது செய்ய தேவையான பணத்தின் அளவு, ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட விஷயத்தைப் பெறுவதற்காக கொடுக்கப்பட்ட…
(कुछ खरीदने, करने या बनाने की) कीमत, (किसी चीज़ को पाने के लिए कुछ देने या खोने की) कीमत…
ખર્ચ, મૂલ્ય (કંઈક મેળવવા માટે કંઈક આપવું અથવા ગુમાવવું), કિમત…
koste, kalkulere, prissætte…
kosta, kostnadsberäkna, bestämma pris…
bernilai, mengenakan bayaran, harga…
kosten, kalkulieren, der Preis…
kostnad [masculine], pris [masculine], koste…
قیمت, خرچ, لاگت…
коштувати, визначати вартість, вартість…
цена, стоимость, расплата…
ఏదైనా కొనడానికి లేక చేయడానికి అవసరమయ్యే డబ్బు లేక ఖర్చు మొత్తం, వ్యయం, ఒక నిర్దిష్ట వస్తువును పొందడం కోసం ఇచ్చినది…
كُلْفة, يُكلّف…
দাম, মূল্য, কোনো কিছু ক্রয়ের অর্থমূল্য থাকা…
stát (o ceně), odhadnout náklady, cena…
berharga, meminta (korban), menganggarkan…
มีมูลค่า, ตีราคา, ราคา…
ra giá, ước tính giá phải trả, giá tiền…
koszt, cena, kosztować…
비용, 비용이 -이다, -을 희생시키다…
costo, costare, preventivare…
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