The cost of something is how much money you need to spend on it. The high cost of a fancy coffee drink might surprise you.
A rib; a side; a region or coast.
Noun
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn''t calculate the cost of the collection"
Noun
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?"
Noun
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
Verb
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"
Verb
be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
n.
A rib; a side; a region or coast.
n.
See Cottise.
imp. & p. p.
of Cost
v. t.
To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as
in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure,
relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort
cost his life.
v. t.
To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
v. t.
The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for
anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense; hence, whatever,
as labor, self-denial, suffering, etc., is requisite to secure benefit.
v. t.
Loss of any kind; detriment; pain; suffering.
v. t.
Expenses incurred in litigation.
Cost
Betwixt the costs of a ship.2.
Cost
A d'amond gone, cost me two thousand ducats.
Though it cost me ten nights' watchings.2.
To do him wanton rites, whichcost them woe.
Cost
One day shall crown the alliance on 't so please you, Here at my house, and at my proper cost.
At less cost of life than is often expended in a skirmish, [Charles V.] saved Europe from invasion.2.
I know thy trains, Though dearly to my cost, thy gins and toils.3.
A rib; a side; a region or coast.
To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of;
The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense; hence, whatever, as labor, self-denial, suffering, etc., is requisite to secure benefitt.
Usage Examples
As a designer, the mission with which we have been charged is simple: providing space at the right cost.
And fifth, we will champion small businesses, America's engine of job growth. That means reducing taxes on business, not raising them. It means simplifying and modernizing the regulations that hurt small business the most. And it means that we must rein in the skyrocketing cost of healthcare by repealing and replacing Obamacare.
A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy.
Accept business only at a price permitting thoroughness. Then do a thorough job, regardless of cost to us.
Competition among insurers would bring down the cost of health care insurance, just as it brings down the cost of car or homeowners insurance.
As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.
Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.
America's health care system provides some of the finest doctors and more access to vital medications than any country in the world. And yet, our system has been faltering for many years with the increased cost of health care.
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Other Usage ExamplesAs I travel around Idaho and visit with seniors, I hear almost universal concern about the rising cost of health care, particularly the cost of prescription drugs.
As a physician, I know many doctors want to utilize new technology, but they find the cost prohibitive.
But there are too many people that make so much money at the cost of lives of other humans and for no reason but to make the money.
Clearly this is a tough economic time, and a lot of families are hurting. So when we talk to parents, we talk about small changes for kids and things that don't cost extra money. Like adding water and eliminating sugary drinks and sodas. That's going to save money right there. Or adding a few more vegetables.
Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product's cost to society is reflected in the price of that product.
Each is under the most sacred obligation not to squander the material committed to him, not to sap his strength in folly and vice, and to see at the least that he delivers a product worthy the labor and cost which have been expended on him.
Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality.
A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.
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