cost
/kɔst/
verb
- To have a particular price.
- How much does a bus ticket cost?
- The repairs will cost more than we expected.
- This jacket costs fifty dollars.
- To cause someone to lose or suffer something.
- His mistake cost him the job.
- Carelessness can cost you your safety.
- The storm cost the city millions in damages.
noun
- The amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something.
- We need to calculate the total cost of the project.
- She paid the full cost of the repair herself.
- The cost of a movie ticket has gone up again.
- The effort, loss, or sacrifice required to achieve something.
- The team won the game at the cost of two injured players.
- She learned the hard way that lying has a cost.
- He succeeded, but at the cost of his health.
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