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cost
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- pronunciation:
- kawst
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- at all costs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the amount charged or given in payment for services or goods; price.
- synonyms:
- charge, price
- similar words:
- amount, asking price, bill, carriage, expense, fee, market price, outlay, payment, rate, tab, tariff, toll, value
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| definition 2: |
the expense required to make or produce something.
Production costs are high.- synonyms:
- expense
- similar words:
- outlay
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| definition 3: |
loss or sacrifice.
The cost was five years of his life.- synonyms:
- expense, price
- antonyms:
- advantage
- similar words:
- damage, forfeit, loss, penalty, sacrifice, toll
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| related words: |
admission, expense, fare, figure, margin, overhead, price, worth |
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| phrase: |
at all costs |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
costs, costing, cost |
| definition 1: |
to require as a price.
The shoes cost forty dollars.- synonyms:
- fetch, go for, sell for
- similar words:
- amount to
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| definition 2: |
to cause to lose.
My carelessness cost me my job.[verb + object + object
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That mistake cost us the game.[verb + object + object
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- synonyms:
- rob of
- similar words:
- deprive of
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| related words: |
bring, price |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to exact a certain price or sacrifice.
Maintaining a sailboat really costs. |
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