cost

/ˈkɑst//ˈkɒst//ˈkɔst/

verb

  1. 1

    To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

    “It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world.”
  2. 2

    To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.

    “Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives.”
  3. 3

    To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.

  4. 4

    To calculate or estimate a price.

    “I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand.”

noun

  1. 1

    Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.

    “The average cost of a new house is twice as much as it was 20 years ago.”
  2. 2

    A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.

    “Spending all your time working may earn you a lot of money at the cost of your health.”

noun

  1. 1

    Manner; way; means; available course; contrivance.

  2. 2

    Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic.

noun

  1. 1

    A rib; a side.

  2. 2

    A cottise.

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