💰cost

noun, verb
/kɒst/

Meaning

The amount of money needed to buy or do something.
to have a price of; to require payment; to cause loss

Example Sentences

The cost of living has increased significantly.

This book will cost twenty dollars.

Example Expressions

at all costs

Synonyms

price, expense, charge, fee, value
Entry 1
price, expense, charge, fee
Entry 2
price, charge, expense, value

Antonyms

profit, saving, earn, gain, save
Entry 1
profit, saving
Entry 2
earn, profit, gain, save

Collocations

high cost, cost of living, production cost, cost savings, cost money, cost dearly, cost fortune, cost nothing, cost effectiveness
Entry 1
high cost, cost of living, production cost, cost savings
Entry 2
cost money, cost dearly, cost fortune, cost nothing, cost effectiveness

More Example Sentences

We avoid making promises at all costs.

I avoid eating junk food at all costs.

Do you have anything less costly than this?

How much will be the total cost for a workshop?

I know how costs of services are to be reduced.

They avoid sharing private details at all costs.

She avoids checking her phone while driving at all costs.

The role of the govt. in decreasing healthcare costs is positive.

I don’t know why the health care facilities are so costly in California.

I had to switch to a different food vendor other than the official one for cost management.

Related Vocabularies

a legal document ordering someone to attend court; to summon someone with such a document
a place where coins are made; to produce or invent something new
a post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease
A shortcoming, imperfection, or flaw; or to abandon a cause or group for another.
A formal discussion on a particular topic where opposing arguments are presented.
to observe and check the progress or quality of something; also a device that displays information

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