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cost
(kɒst , US kɔːst )
Word forms: costs , costing language note:   The form cost is used in the present tense, and is also the past tense and past participle, except for meaning [sense 4], where the form costed is used.
1. countable noun [usually singular] A2
The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.
The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold. [+ of]
In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production. [+ of]
Badges are also available at a cost of £2.50. [+ of]
Synonyms: price, worth, expense, rate  
2. verb A2
If something costs a particular amount of money, you can buy, do, or make it for that amount.
This course is limited to 12 people and costs £50. [VERB amount]
Painted walls look much more interesting and don't cost much. [VERB amount]
It's going to cost me over $100,000 to buy new trucks. [V n amount]
Synonyms: sell at, come to, set (someone) back [informal], be priced at  
3. plural noun B2
Your costs are the total amount of money that you must spend on running your home or business.
Costs have been cut by 30 to 50 per cent.
The company admits its costs are still too high.
4. verb [usually passive]
When something that you plan to do or make is costed, the amount of money you need is calculated in advance.
Everything that goes into making a programme, staff, rent, lighting, is now costed. [be VERB-ed]
...apartments, a restaurant and a hotel, costed at around 10 million pounds. [VERB-ed]
Cost out means the same as cost.
...training days for charity staff on how to draw up contracts and cost out proposals. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
It is always worth having a loft conversion costed out. [have n V-ed P]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
5. plural noun
If someone is ordered by a court of law to pay costs, they have to pay a sum of money towards the expenses of a court case they are involved in.
He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay £550 costs.
6. uncountable noun
If something is sold at cost, it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it.
...a store that provided soft drinks and candy bars at cost.
They started selling below cost to drive competition out of business.
7. singular noun B2
The cost of something is the loss, damage, or injury that is involved in trying to achieve it.
In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs. [+ of]
He had to protect his family, whatever the cost to himself. [+ to]
8. verb B2
If an event or mistake costs you something, you lose that thing as the result of it.
...a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation that cost him his sight. [VERB noun noun]
The increase will hurt small business and cost many thousands of jobs. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: lose, deprive of, cheat of  
9. at all costs phrase
If you say that something must be avoided at all costs, you are emphasizing that it must not be allowed to happen under any circumstances. [emphasis]
They told him a disastrous world trade war must be avoided at all costs.
Synonyms: no matter what, regardless, whatever happens, at any price  
10. at any cost phrase
If you say that something must be done at any cost, you are emphasizing that it must be done, even if this requires a lot of effort or money. [emphasis]
This book is of such importance that it must be published at any cost.
He ordered the army to recapture the camp at any cost.
11. count the cost phrase [VERB inflects]
If someone counts the cost of something that has happened or will happen, they consider how the consequences of that action or event affect them.
Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.
Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.
12. cost money phrase
If you say that something costs money, you mean that it has to be paid for, and perhaps cannot be afforded.
Well-designed clothes cost money.
13. to one's cost phrase
If you know something to your cost, you know it because of an unpleasant experience that you have had.
Kathryn knows to her cost the effect of having served a jail sentence.
There are very few people he can talk to in total confidence, as he has discovered to his cost.
14. to cost someone dear phrase
If something that someone does costs them dear, they suffer a lot as a result of it.
Such complacency is costing the company dear.
Phrasal verbs:
cost out cost [sense 4]
Idioms:
count the cost [mainly British]
to consider how much damage or harm has been caused
The government is today counting the political cost of the dispute which has already prompted the resignation of one government minister.
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cost an arm and a leg
to cost a lot of money
It cost us an arm and a leg to get here. But it has been worth it.
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Collocations:
annual cost
The pay increase will be implemented from April at an extra annual cost of £208 million.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
On a £100,000 mortgage, it would add £1,250 to the annual cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The price hikes added £190 to annual utility costs.
The Sun (2015)
considerable cost
All this comes at a considerable cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The only downside is the considerable extra cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There must be a considerable cost in running, maintaining and staffing empty buildings for more than 50 per cent of the year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
cost a fortune
And your own coastal bolthole or country idyll doesn't have to cost a fortune.
The Sun (2012)
These have undermined the health service: they have caused great dislocation and cost a fortune - money which could have been spent on care.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The first is that flashy cars cost a fortune to run.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And your own little piece of coastal charm or country idyll doesn't have to cost a fortune.
The Sun (2011)
cost of a delay
The delay cost him his knee, he said.
Times, Sunday Times
He said the delay cost him 320 in lost earnings.
Times, Sunday Times
This delay cost him 2-3 valuable seconds and, it was thought at the time, perhaps the race.
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These delays cost callers an estimated 136 million in 2011-12.
The Sun
We know from the first wave that delay costs lives.
Times,Sunday Times
cost of energy
It faces unprecedented pressure from a sharp rise in the cost of energy and basics such as corn oil and wheat.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I think the ' white meter', or day and night meter, is much overlooked as a less expensive way to reduce the cost of energy.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The regulator said that their margins had been eroded by a rise in the wholesale cost of energy and the cost of delivering it.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It aims to help householders pay for some of the cost of energy efficient improvements to their homes so they can save on their bills.
The Sun (2013)
When you are running furnaces the cost of energy matters a great deal.
The Sun (2016)
cost of equipment
The cost of equipment and installation for an electrical system may be comparatively lower, but the running costs would be far greater.
Times, Sunday Times
Spending has been increased by minimal amounts, but at a much lower rate than the rising cost of equipment.
Times, Sunday Times
The department has also had to deal with the fall in sterling, which has pushed up the cost of equipment overseas.
Times, Sunday Times
Firms advance funds to customers to cover the upfront cost of equipment that needs to be installed before a contract can begin.
Times, Sunday Times
Hospitals were asked to report the cost of all meals and drinks fed to one inpatient per day, including the cost of equipment and its maintenance.
Times, Sunday Times
cost of fuel
Car manufacturers saw sales fall 2.9 per cent as the rising cost of fuel hit demand for gas-guzzling sports utility vehicles.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Sales of soft and alcoholic drinks are suffering as consumers facing rising cost of fuel and food cut back on trips to the pub.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A weak pound is also pushing up the wholesale cost of fuel.
The Sun (2016)
cost of labour
The main variable cost that suppliers have is the cost of labour.
Joanna Blythman SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)
When times are tough, anything is better than coughing up for a hefty call-out fee, followed by the cost of labour and materials.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The marginal cost of investing in a machine rises as the cost of labour falls.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
cost of production
The change has been attributed to a rise in the cost of production.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
With the cost of production fixed, that price increase drops straight down to the company 's bottom line.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As a result, the competitive advantage that a weak currency provides has been offset by the higher relative cost of production.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
cost of regulation
But profits would have been higher still, the report says, had the cost of regulation not wiped out some 5 per cent of total revenues.
Times, Sunday Times
We should consider instead whether the style, the density and the cost of regulation should vary according to the type of activity regulated.
Times, Sunday Times
With the cost of regulation rocketing — fees were up 18 per cent this year — the watchdog should be making more of a virtue of its fines.
Times, Sunday Times
It also adds to the list of important risks the cost of regulation, underinvestment in infrastructure, gaps in global governance systems, catastrophic coastal flood and data fraud.
Times, Sunday Times
Merging could cut the 200 million annual cost of regulation by 15-18 per cent by ending duplication, according to one estimate.
Times, Sunday Times
cost of transportation
The group says its large footprint gives it a competitive advantage because box plants need to be close to customers (within 300km) due to the high cost of transportation.
Times, Sunday Times
The cost of transportation will plummet.
Times, Sunday Times
He distinguished one region from another according to the value of the market, the cost of transportation, and demographic indicators.
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The marketing of wheat was modernized as well, as the cost of transportation steadily fell and more and more distant markets opened up.
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Cost of transportation controls the income of every human being and materially affects the cost of living.
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cost of tuition
And today's graduates are saddled with tens of thousands of pounds of debt and the cost of tuition fees that their 1980s counterparts were not.
Times, Sunday Times
Under the current system, the average student takes out a loan of 3,225 a year to cover the cost of tuition.
Times, Sunday Times
A degree works mainly to the economic benefit of the graduate who earns it, and who ought, therefore, to contribute to the cost of tuition.
Times, Sunday Times
Ten per cent of grandparents are helping their grandchildren to cope with the cost of tuition fees.
Times, Sunday Times
An innovative bursary system effectively discounts all students' degrees by 333 a year from the basic 3,070 annual cost of tuition.
Times, Sunday Times
cost reduction
The impact was mitigated by an improvement in gross margin resulting from improved availability of merchandise and savings generated by a cost reduction programme.
Times, Sunday Times
The factors behind this situation encapsulate the conflicting pulls on the sport: cost reduction, environmental relevance, entertainment and vested interests.
Times, Sunday Times
The board was evaluating the combined management teams, cost reduction moves and changes in its future capital structure.
Times, Sunday Times
In the absence of strong top line growth, all of the group's franchises have been focused on efficiencies and sustainable cost reduction.
ST
We've got the new teams in and the cost reduction.
The Sun
cost saving
Pilots are also in line for a modest pay rise if cost saving targets are met.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
If you choose this option and remain invested for more than four and a half years you will make a cost saving from that point onwards.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We elaborate a cost saving method and evaluate the effects of dynamic tariff and forethoughtful behaviour.
Bálint Csonka, Csaba Csiszár 2019, 'Integrated information service for plug-in electric vehicle users including smart grid functions', Transport
costs vary
But actual costs vary widely depending on how much energy you use and where in the country you live, as transport and delivery costs vary.
Times, Sunday Times
Costs vary, but expect to pay at least £100.
Times,Sunday Times
Costs vary from 5.5p per kilowatt hour for electricity and 18.8p per kilowat hour.
Times, Sunday Times
Costs vary widely depending on make and age.
Times, Sunday Times
Web usage costs vary massively between networks and even for deals on the same firm.
The Sun
cover the cost
Is the limit high enough to cover the cost of your trip, and the pre-booked elements such as ski school, ski pass and car hire?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The apologetic air steward advised me to place a claim with the airline and assured me it would cover the cost of the repair.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Many thousands have closed down: clothes manufacturers, for example, complain bitterly that they cannot obtain lending to cover the cost of big cotton purchases.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Capital allowances are tax-free breaks to cover the cost of investing expansion.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Your third-party insurance should cover the cost of repairs to the other vehicle.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
cut the cost
Two of the entries have technologies for cutting the cost of running refrigerated lorries.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Drivers can cut the cost of petrol by using a cashback credit card.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Families can cut the cost of spending abroad by using credit cards that promise to levy no fees, or opting for a prepaid card.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It must cut the cost of running the shipbuilding business.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You can cut the cost by using a discount broker or fund supermarket.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
decrease the cost
If volumes rise, the cost savings can be better than expected, but if they decrease the cost savings can be reduced or disappear altogether.
Times, Sunday Times
The corporation sought to decrease the cost of production and distribution of their products.
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Other state and local incentives are available and may further decrease the cost.
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Ratooning can also decrease the cost of preparing the field and planting.
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Other metals are added to increase hardness, to make the metal more practical for use in such items as coins and jewelry, or to decrease the cost of the alloy.
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defray the cost
Fortunately, there are ways to defray the cost.
Times, Sunday Times
When in 1993 he needed more elephants, he helped to defray the cost by 'selling' them for 5,000.
Times, Sunday Times
This would not only direct funds now where they are needed, but would defray the cost for the government over time as filings and rebates lag.
Times,Sunday Times
Or old-fashioned diving bells, with onboard gift shops to defray the cost.
Times, Sunday Times
To defray the cost of residency interviews, social networking sites have been devised to allow applicants with common interview dates to share travel expenses.
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economic cost
The main economic cost of crime is in forgone tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The economic cost of drink and drug addiction will also be examined for the first time by the government as part of the study, which begins today.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Fears about the economic cost of a hung parliament could be seen in the markets yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
electricity costs
It blamed high electricity costs and a strong pound.
Times, Sunday Times
Even if you charge it up during the day when electricity costs more, it's still only four quid.
Times, Sunday Times
He argued that centres were trying to become more efficient because it meant lower electricity costs.
Times,Sunday Times
The allowance for wholesale electricity costs has also fallen, by about 14 per cent.
Times,Sunday Times
Job losses are not over, it adds and higher taxes and electricity costs eat away at disposable income.
ST
enormous cost
We had to buy them out at an enormous cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Then there was the enormous cost of house insurance against hurricanes.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The enormous cost of keeping people in prison makes it extremely difficult to abolish early release.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
environmental cost
Such uncertainty over the government's intentions carries a potential economic as well as environmental cost.
Times, Sunday Times
Now those same officials who oversaw construction of the 13 billion dam admit that surrounding areas are paying a heavy, and potentially calamitous, environmental cost.
Times, Sunday Times
The environmental group calledon the brands to recognise the environmental cost of 'irresponsible palm oil production'.
The Sun
The environmental cost of designing, producing, advertising and selling this new car technology makes no financial or environmental sense.
Times, Sunday Times
Some nature reserves now ask visitors to refrain from posting because of fears about the environmental cost.
The Times Literary Supplement
estimated cost
It will unlock estimated cost savings of at least 35 million from combining headquarters and back-office functions while driving another 10 million of sales.
Times, Sunday Times
The company has already cancelled a handful of land purchases, at an estimated cost of between $5 million (2.7 million) and $10 million.
Times, Sunday Times
The rise in the number of claims in the last quarter takes the total estimated cost of business crime last year to 721 million.
Times, Sunday Times
Government's pensions lifeboat, at an estimated cost of 575 million for the first year, the report notes.
Times, Sunday Times
It gained 3.6 million views at an estimated cost of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Times,Sunday Times
exceed the cost
At some point the cost of keeping a promise can exceed the cost of breaking it, or at least of taxing it.
Times, Sunday Times
Most lenders require 125% rental cover, meaning the expected rent must exceed the cost of mortgage repayments by at least 25%.
Times, Sunday Times
Bear in mind any secondary options you choose must not exceed the cost of the primary measures.
The Sun
The numbers stack up, and returns follow on for @ will exceed the cost of capital in the first full year, 2015.
Times, Sunday Times
This will continue even if by the next financial year the amount paid in dividends will exceed the cost of that buyback.
Times, Sunday Times
extra cost
Leather upholstery is available at extra cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The reduced stress is well worth the extra cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The company must absorb the first 2 % increase in the total price; after that the extra cost can be passed on.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
financial cost
Its financial cost was $1,100billion, nearly half of it because of the loss of oil revenues.
Times, Sunday Times
The higher financial cost of carrying gold will also be a factor.
ST
But the financial cost would be around 30million if the players are so distracted from promotion they miss out.
The Sun
If we don't, the emotional and financial cost will be huge.
Times, Sunday Times
This has stoked criticism of the human and financial cost of the 1.5 billion event.
Times, Sunday Times
fraction of the cost
It did the job at a fraction of the cost but used ordinary oil instead of the synthetic oil that the main dealer insisted on.
Times, Sunday Times
It says that this could deliver comparable levels of redress at a fraction of the cost to insurers and their clients.
Times, Sunday Times
It's a fraction of the cost of fillet and just as easy to cook well.
Times, Sunday Times
Prisoners will be doing the work for a fraction of the cost, putting more money in employers' pockets.
The Sun
Humble prunes (dried plums) pack an equally powerful antioxidant punch at a fraction of the cost.
The Sun
full cost
The pastor's employing church pays the full cost of tuition, plus books and fees.
Christianity Today (2000)
Would-be passengers who had placed a 10 % deposit decided they could not afford the full cost of the cruise and cancelled.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
VAT is charged on the full cost of petrol, after the fuel tax is added.
The Sun (2011)
future cost
This provides a fairer system as the price paid better reflects the likely future cost to serve our customers.
Times, Sunday Times
Contributions paid by employers were capped, protecting the taxpayer against future cost increases.
Times, Sunday Times
The future cost of coal and gas for plants using fossil fuels can only be guessed at.
Times, Sunday Times
Lower bond yields mean pensions promised decades into the future cost more in today's money.
Times, Sunday Times
Liabilities are calculated using bond yields to discount the future cost.
Times, Sunday Times
hidden cost
He said that the latest policy was 'another hidden cost' that will put customers off.
Times, Sunday Times
But there could be a hidden cost.
Times, Sunday Times
Ah, the hidden cost of rural post office closures.
Times, Sunday Times
It succeeded — at a hidden cost.
Times, Sunday Times
Cementing friendships among rival managers may be a hidden cost of the modern game because we are just like ships that pass in the night nowadays.
The Sun
high cost
These are unsuitable for use in mobile devices because of their comparatively high cost and energy consumption.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The high cost means that many companies have a haphazard approach to installing meters - for example, when there is a change of occupancy at a property.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Because of the high cost and long lead time to build new production facilities, chemical companies also suffer from wild swings in supply and demand.
Larry Downes THE STRATEGY MACHINE (2002)
The procedure is common on mammals and larger fish but is rarely carried out on goldfish because of the high cost.
The Sun (2015)
He said the group decided to remain opposed to it largely due to the high cost and problems of disposing of radioactive waste.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
huge cost
I'd like to see rail schemes that improve journey times, but not at huge public cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This will mean huge extra costs for health and social services, the police, the courts and councils.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Those who are most lonely are more likely to go into residential care earlier, at huge cost to the taxpayer.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
impose a cost
They do not understand that providing the toys and other amusements they demand imposes a cost on their parents.
Times, Sunday Times
The third new restriction imposes a cost cap of 100 per cent, so that borrowers must never be forced to repay more in fees and interest than the amount borrowed.
Times, Sunday Times
He said that new rules must come into force to impose a costs cap on fees charged by lawyers and set fixed fees for each stage of litigation.
Times, Sunday Times
incur a cost
We get so angry at his deliberate unfairness that we are prepared to incur a cost to ourselves, purely to punish him.
Times, Sunday Times
But these are expensive to maintain and some owners apparently rip them out rather than incur the cost of keeping them working.
Times, Sunday Times
Loft and basement conversions make use of existing under-used space, so add value without having to incur the cost of building a new floor plate.
The Sun
Or, to what extent was the government to incur the cost of university education?
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A further 16 per cent say they do not feel strongly either way, despite the fact that it will inevitably incur some costs.
Times, Sunday Times
initial cost
One of the main reasons this hasn't been done before is because the initial cost is very large.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
People are adding more than a third to the initial cost of their holidays by splashing out on new clothes for their trips, a survey suggests.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was set up as a partnership between Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain, with an initial cost for British participation of £7 billion.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
input cost
With a rise in input costs, businesses are having to shed labour.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They suggested that input costs might rise farther as the oil price continues to climb.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Meanwhile, the impact of higher input costs remains unpredictable.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
justify the cost
One that can justify the cost all by itself.
Globe and Mail
The few moments of humour don't justify the cost of admission.
Times, Sunday Times
Unfortunately that limped to a slow start, mainly because gyms struggled to justify the cost of installing the equipment.
Times, Sunday Times
But those looking for a general action-adventure might not find enough here to justify the cost.
The Sun
Are decision-makers in the region able to justify this cost for another 20 years?
Times, Sunday Times
long-term cost
If publishers think it will save them at any long-term cost to itself, they are dreaming.
Times, Sunday Times
I fear the long-term cost if we take that path may be much greater.
The Sun
In conjunction with ride-sharing apps already used on smartphones they offer long-term cost savings for consumers, and a revolution in convenience.
Times, Sunday Times
We then see banks pursuing short-term gain at the long-term cost of customers and the economy.
Times, Sunday Times
It calculated that the long-term cost would be only 44 million, as 93 per cent would be paid back - a much higher rate than undergraduate loans.
Times, Sunday Times
manufacturing costs
In only six years, manufacturing costs for solar power have fallen 80 per cent and onshore wind has become 40 per cent cheaper.
Times, Sunday Times
The pharmaceutical industry said the price rises could sometimes reflect an increase in manufacturing costs.
Times, Sunday Times
My prices have increased step by step, because the fabric [costs] have increased, the manufacturing costs have increased.
Times, Sunday Times
This should cut manufacturing costs and reduce the number of chargers thrown away when consumers buy new phones.
Times, Sunday Times
What about the manufacturing costs and waste implications?
Times, Sunday Times
medical costs
We paid 48.7billion over the past 12 months for things such as unexpected medical costs, parking tickets and home repairs.
The Sun
If you're moving on a work visa valid for less than two years, you'll have to pay for medical costs.
Times,Sunday Times
In a statement, the university pledged to pay for students' medical costs and offered counselling to those involved.
Times, Sunday Times
Companies can use a range of measures to cut medical costs.
Times, Sunday Times
Buyer pays all transport, travel and medical costs plus the cost to buy my liver or kidney.
The Sun
minimal cost
The Act already allows applications for extended hours to be made at minimal cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is fantastic that we can use this technology through our existing infrastructure with minimal cost and effort.
Computing (2010)
Homeowners with a large garden could keep chickens in a small pen at minimal cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
monthly cost
Abbey's two-year fix went from 5.95% to 6.14%, adding 23 to the monthly cost of a 200,000 loan.
Times, Sunday Times
The latest to increase prices was 3, which added 3.6% last week to the monthly cost of a fixed price tariff.
Times, Sunday Times
This gives a total monthly cost of 80.42.
Times, Sunday Times
But opt for a 100 per cent mortgage and you will pay a rate of 6.18 per cent, pushing up the monthly cost to 663.08.
Times, Sunday Times
Add the rise in the cost of sewerage, refuse removal and water and the monthly cost has risen 45%, excluding electricity.
ST
net cost
Most of it would result in a net cost to the exchequer from lower business activity and the corporate exodus that would follow.
Times, Sunday Times
You would also have 3,000 in your pension after tax relief with a total net cost of 2,100.
Times, Sunday Times
Although tuition fees are now 3,000, grants, bursaries, low interest rates and long repayments mean that the net cost has dropped.
Times, Sunday Times
In short, consultants provide higher-quality care and reduce the net cost.
Times, Sunday Times
After 2070, global warming will become a net cost to the world.
Times, Sunday Times
offset the cost
I was following up my suspicion that business-class travellers are cheating by paying the same offset cost per air mile as economy-class travellers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Some return empty-handed and investors offset the cost against their tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
operating costs
At 50,000 a day, salvage vessel operating costs are not cheap.
Times, Sunday Times
In anticipation of this, the business moved its focus to high-margin media channels and reduced operating costs.
Times, Sunday Times
It raises operating costs for that large majority of firms that use debt.
Times, Sunday Times
But that will include most of their season ticket revenue for 2012-13, a big chunk of which will go to cover current operating costs.
The Sun
The system, which can be integrated into existing desalination plant, reduces carbon footprint, power consumption and capital and operating costs.
Times, Sunday Times
outweigh the cost
Buyers need to work out whether the savings on fuel will outweigh that cost.
Times, Sunday Times
Proponents argue that the saving in housing benefit and the sales tax receipts, boosted by house inflation, would almost outweigh the cost.
Times, Sunday Times
The tax advantages also start to outweigh the cost once your investment gets above about 100,000 because charges can be as high as 2% of the initial amount.
Times, Sunday Times
The government will need to make a call on whether the potential to encourage data companies to flourish will outweigh the cost of barriers being put in place.
Times,Sunday Times
Under its 'golden rule', the savings made from the householder's energy bill each year are supposed to outweigh the cost of the loan repayments.
Times, Sunday Times
overall cost
The cost of a clerk of works is tiny in comparison to the overall costs of such projects.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Fund managers say investors should focus on the OCF as this provides an easy way to compare the overall cost of one fund with another.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The 100 million jump on the year before took the overall cost of fraud and error in the system to 3 billion.
The Sun (2015)
The group said pricing and productivity gains had offset overall cost increases.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Economists said that the overall cost to the economy was €300 million a day.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
potential cost
The potential cost savings and productivity improvements are enormous.
Times, Sunday Times
Now we learn he has completely lost control of his department at a potential cost of hundreds of millions of pounds.
Times, Sunday Times
A soggy mortgage market and a warning about the potential cost of payment protection insurance 'redress' combined to rattle banks.
Times, Sunday Times
He also questioned the concept and the potential cost.
Times,Sunday Times
By this time the congregation was sitting quietly, in fact intensely, thinking through the potential cost and casualties involved in caring.
Christianity Today
premium cost
The higher aluminium premium cost took another 7 million off first-half profits and will result in a 30 million hit this year.
Times, Sunday Times
The annual premium cost 465.01 but ran for less than six months.
Times, Sunday Times
Alternatively, a company meets the standard if it offers to pay at least 33% of the premium cost of an individual health plan.
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However, the premium cost of easy-to-use solid state data storage technology such as batteries, drove the 1980s market to seek cheaper compromises.
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These options are almost always at a premium cost, though with no sacrifice to performance.
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reasonable cost
You can do so much more with digital and at a very reasonable cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If you love eating out, it's a way of having a slap-up meal at a reasonable cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Owners report few faults and dealers consistently receive praise for their reasonable service costs and courteous service.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
recoup a cost
Owners seem nervous of home improvements for which they may not be able to recoup the cost.
Times, Sunday Times
The cash would be returned to the customer and the travel provider's bank could try to recoup the cost.
Times,Sunday Times
The bank expects to recoup the cost of the severance arrangements within two years because of cost savings of $95 million a year.
Times, Sunday Times
Second, tenants have an ancient common law right of self-help that allows them to do the repairs themselves and recoup the cost from future rent.
Times,Sunday Times
Critics do point out, however, that it will take several years to recoup the cost and that making the device has its own environmental impact.
Times, Sunday Times
recover a cost
It costs 74.99, though, so it could take a while to recover the cost.
Times, Sunday Times
A typical family home can recover the cost within four or five years.
Times, Sunday Times
This means that the company can sell the property to enforce its lien and recover the cost of the materials.
Christianity Today
By using depreciation, you recover the cost over more than one year by deducting part of it each year.
Christianity Today
The council can recover the cost of silencing the alarm from the occupier of the house.
Times, Sunday Times
recovery cost
The paintings’ recovery cost about €50,000 ($55,000) in legal fees; the foundation, which regularly sponsors museum acquisitions, covered this amount in full.
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You provided receipts for recovery costs but hit a brick wall.
The Sun
If you have an accident, the recovery costs can be enormous so ensure that your policy has industrial strength.
Times, Sunday Times
The city estimated that recovery costs resulting from the explosion totaled about $4.2 million.
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The rebuilding and recovery costs are estimated to be $25 million.
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reduce the cost
I think the ' white meter', or day and night meter, is much overlooked as a less expensive way to reduce the cost of energy.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Another option that can reduce the cost is a deferred annuity.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You should also liaise with your insurance company before you carry out work to find out if it will reduce the cost of your premiums.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The aim was to reduce the cost and boost the amount of lending in the economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They were above all concerned with financial prudence, to safeguard their employment and reduce the cost of their mortgages.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
repair cost
You will be entitled to include the repair cost as part of your landlord 'tax allowances'.
Times, Sunday Times
I decided to deduct a part of the repair cost from his monthly salary.
Times, Sunday Times
The impact was just where the slidy door meets the rear panel, instantly doubling the repair cost: 952 bucks, not to mention 34 cents.
Times, Sunday Times
The average repair cost was 1,081.
Times, Sunday Times
However, the company admits it's highly unlikely that the seals were damaged by you, and so it has agreed to reimburse 100% of the repair cost.
Times, Sunday Times
rising cost
Car manufacturers saw sales fall 2.9 per cent as the rising cost of fuel hit demand for gas-guzzling sports utility vehicles.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Sales of soft and alcoholic drinks are suffering as consumers facing rising cost of fuel and food cut back on trips to the pub.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The rising cost of buying and selling works of art through big auction houses can put off some potential investors.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The rising cost of social care is becoming a growing source of anxiety for many families.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Experts say that the rising costs will inevitably feed through to higher consumer prices and commodities traders warn that the cost might move higher still.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
rising costs
Rising costs, a shortage of nurses and limited government funding have left operators on the brink.
Times, Sunday Times
This was partly due to rising costs for fuel and veterinary fees.
Times, Sunday Times
The most likely are rising costs and a sharp rise in worker churn at home.
Globe and Mail
Sectors such as food processing are particularly vulnerable as they have been squeezed by the rising costs of raw materials and on their profit margins.
Times, Sunday Times
In times of rapidly rising costs they do help employees maintain a stable standard of living.
Christianity Today
save the cost of
I was told the new inquiry had considered sending the teeth to be dated, but had been told not to, to save the cost.
Times, Sunday Times
It could also save the cost of thousands of needless operations, they argued.
Times, Sunday Times
If you haven't booked your flights yet, you can save the cost and effort of doubling back on yourself by arriving on one island and heading home from the other.
Times, Sunday Times
But why not save the cost by doing your own?
Times, Sunday Times
He can sell them in advance, save the cost of the callout and engender greater trust among its 3.3 million personal and ten million corporate clients.
Times, Sunday Times
start-up cost
That compares with an average 817 start-up cost for leasing a van and 221 per month thereafter.
Times, Sunday Times
The rest of the start-up cost was split between grants and bank loans.
Times, Sunday Times
In total, with fitting out an office and providing working capital for themselves, they aren't likely to see much change out of 80,000 - well above the average start-up cost.
Times, Sunday Times
That includes a 500m start-up cost, with a further 200m per year in net revenue costs.
Times, Sunday Times
Your article fails to acknowledge the high capital and start-up costs for small hydropower schemes.
Times, Sunday Times
substantial cost
Statutory holiday entitlement is being increased from 20 to 28 days over the next two years - a substantial cost to firms.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The government claimed a year ago this tax treatment would be stopped, which would represent a substantial cost to the British tourist industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
total cost
If convicted, those with capital assets of 30,000 or more can be made to pay additional contributions, up to the total cost of their defence.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
So far she has had seven rounds of lipo, plus other cosmetic procedures, at a total cost of 17,800.
The Sun (2012)
The 400 million total pencilled in for the delivery partner would mean an implied total cost of 8 billion.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Does your definition refer to a change in total cost or in variable cost?
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
The total cost of legal aid is 2.1 billion a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
transaction cost
Prosecutors claimed that the transaction cost the state more than $50 million (28 million) in lost income.
Times, Sunday Times
The transaction cost him 47,000.
Times, Sunday Times
The internet has made the transaction cost of obtaining information significantly lower than ever.
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Transaction cost economics, which incorporates cost of identifying actors, negotiating, and costs of enforcing agreements into price theory.
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Transaction cost theory typically attributes market imperfections to bounded rationality and lock in, whilst internalization theory emphasises asymmetric information and weaknesses in property rights.
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travel costs
They will also publish details of all travel costs and the number of times they claim the daily attendance allowance.
The Sun
Prices start at 3,500pp excursions and all travel costs.
Times, Sunday Times
Even travel costs now have to be backed up with receipts.
Times, Sunday Times
Civil servants, including those commuting, usually pay their own travel costs from home into the office.
Times, Sunday Times
Those who do face a whole lot more accommodation and travel costs if they don't live in or near the constituency where they're selected.
Times, Sunday Times
typical cost
The typical cost of fixing a flooded property is about £20,000.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In the past year alone, the typical cost of arranging 35 hours a week of daycare has risen by nearly 20 % to £7,500 a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The typical cost of replacing a car key that has been lost or damaged now stands at about £200, but it can be higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
upfront cost
They will need to use all their savings on the deposit and upfront costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The alternative policies are cost-effective, despite considerable upfront costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The Government's green deal enables households to apply for loans to spend on energy-saving improvements, at no upfront cost.
The Sun (2014)
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Chinese: 成本, 花费
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