COSTS

/ˈkɑsts/

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C(3) O(1) S(1) T(1) S(1)

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Definition

/ˈkɑsts/

verb

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.”
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.”
To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
To calculate or estimate a price.
“I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand.”

noun

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.”
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

Manner; way; means; available course; contrivance.
Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic.

noun