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单词 cost
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cost1 nouncost2 verb
costcost1 /kɒst $ kɒːst/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • £650,000 will be needed to cover the hospital's running costs during its first year.
  • IBM is continuing to cut costs in an effort to be more competitive.
  • If you lose the case, you will face substantial legal costs.
  • Internet banking will considerably reduce the cost of doing business.
  • Many old people have to live in poverty because of the steady rise in the cost of living.
  • Medical care costs keep rising.
  • The cost of electricity has fallen in the last twelve months.
  • The high cost of health care in the US is causing a great deal of concern.
  • War is never worth its cost in human life.
  • We'll make sure you have the operation, whatever the cost.
  • We will deliver and install your computer at no extra cost.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A company hired to do telemarketing ups the cost to as much as 40 percent.
  • A regular service contract is not expensive when compared to the cost of modern instruments and can provide great peace of mind.
  • Bovard estimated a minimum of 10,000 volumes were flooded, at a replacement cost of $ 10 million.
  • But increased short-term costs should result in overall savings in the longer term.
  • Corporate Software Inc has developed an approach to the problem designed to minimise the cost.
  • In general, however, they found that consumers took better care of appliances on hire purchase and that servicing costs were lower.
  • In the budgeting process the firm should decide on what should be treated as profit centres and what as cost centres.
  • This procedure, known as the capitalization of costs, also increases net income.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
the amount of money you need to buy or do something. Cost is usually used when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices: · The cost of running a car is increasing.· the cost of raw materials
the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale: · They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices.· the price of a plane ticket to New York
the amount of money that something is worth: · A new kitchen can increase the value of your home.
the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something: · Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge.· bank charges
the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor: · There is no entrance fee.· The membership fee is £125 a year.· legal fees
the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc: · I didn’t even have enough money for my bus fare.· fare increases
the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: · The rent on his apartment is $800 a month.
a charge that is set according to a standard scale: · Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers.
the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges: · You have to pay tolls on many French motorways.
Longman Language Activatorwhat you have to pay for something
the amount of money you have to pay for services, activities, or things you need all the time such as food and electricity: · We'll make sure you have the operation, whatever the cost.cost of: · The cost of electricity has fallen in the last twelve months.· Internet banking will considerably reduce the cost of doing business.high/low cost: · The high cost of health care in the US is causing a great deal of concern.building/legal/transportation etc costs: · If you lose the case, you will face substantial legal costs.cost of living (=the amount of money you need for things such as food, clothes, or rent): · Many old people have to live in poverty because of the steady rise in the cost of living.cut costs (=reduce the cost of something): · IBM is continuing to cut costs in an effort to be more competitive.at no extra cost (=without having to pay more): · We will deliver and install your computer at no extra cost.running costs (=the amount of money that a business or organization regularly spends on things such as salaries, electricity, and rent): · £650,000 will be needed to cover the hospital's running costs during its first year.
the amount of money you have to pay for something that is for sale, especially in a shop: · There's a great new clothes store on Main Street, and its prices seem very reasonable.price of: · What's the price of a pack of cigarettes nowadays?high/low price: · Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said it was impossible to build a good computer for such a low price.house/food/oil etc prices: · House prices rose by around 12% in the south-east last year.charge a price: · They charge the same price for a takeaway as they do for eating in the restaurant.half price (=half the usual price): · I bought these jeans half price in a sale.reduce/cut prices: · Apple was forced to cut prices sharply, reducing its profit margin.increase/raise prices: · The Japanese have raised prices just $8 a vehicle on average.price rise (=increase in the price of something): · Experts say they expect price rises to be gradual but persistent.the asking price (=the price that someone wants for something they are selling): · The asking price for the 60-acre estate in Atlanta is $27 million.
the amount of money that you pay for a service, or for being allowed to use something: charge for: · There's no charge for telephoning the operator.bank/delivery/electricity etc charges: · If your order comes to over $30, we will not make a delivery charge.admission charge (=the amount of money you must pay to go into a public place): · There's an admission charge for adults, but children get into the museum free.at no extra charge (=without having to pay more): · Members and their guests are welcome to use the club's facilities at no extra charge.additional charge (=an amount that is added to the usual price): · An additional charge of 15% will be added to your bill for service.
the amount of money that you pay to someone for a professional service, or the amount that you pay in order to do something: fee of: · Some actors can ask a fee of around $1,000,000 a movie.charge a fee: · The doctor I saw charged a £100 fee for an initial consultation.school/legal/medical etc fees: · An accident on vacation can cost you a lot in medical fees.entrance fee (=the amount of money you pay to go in somewhere): · The entrance fees to the park have gone up by 50%.
the usual cost of a service or job: · We are able to offer a whole range of services at very reasonable rates.hourly/weekly/daily rate: · Our shop assistants are paid an hourly rate of £5.50the going rate (=the rate that people are willing to pay at the present time): · £150 is the going rate for tickets for the concert.fixed rate (=one that is always the same): · There is a fixed rate for the job, regardless of how long it takes.
the cost of a journey on a bus, train, plane etc: · I had to walk home because I didn't have enough money for the fare.coach/train/air etc fare: · How much is the train fare from Toronto to Montreal?· A one-week stay in Majorca costs $779 including air fare.fare increases: · The biggest fare increases were on the Kansas City to Minneapolis line.
money that you have to pay in order to drive over some bridges or roads: · You have to pay tolls on many of the major roads in France.toll bridge/road/lane (=one that you have to pay to use): · In 1871 they built a toll bridge from the mainland to the island.
the amount of money that you pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: pay rent: · She pays £350 a month rent for a one-bedroomed apartment.high/low rent: · Office rents are highest in the city centre.put up the rent/raise the rent (=increase it): · If my landlord raises the rent again, I'll have to look for somewhere smaller.
the amount of money that you pay to use a car, television, tools etc over a period of time: · The rental on the TV includes maintenance and repairs.car/television/video etc rental: · Car rental is $200 a week and you need a clean driving licence.
ways of saying or asking how much something costs
if something costs £10, $100 etc, that is what you have to pay in order to buy it: · How much does a house like that cost in America?cost £10/$20/a lot etc: · Tickets for the show cost £15 or £20.cost somebody £10/$20 etc: · I stayed in a hotel in Paris which cost me $150 a night.cost a fortune informal (=cost a lot of money): · Look at Frank's new Mercedes - it must have cost a fortune.it costs £10/$20/a lot etc to do something: · The Department of Education estimates that it will cost $17 billion to build the new schools.
spoken say how much to ask what the price or cost of something is: · That's a beautiful rug -- how much did you pay for it?· By the way, how much does it cost to use the swimming pool?
if something is £100, $1000 etc, that is how much it costs - use this especially when you are asking or replying to a question about the cost of something: · "I like your new shirt - how much was it?" "It was only fifteen pounds."· I can't remember how much the flight cost. I think it was around $400.
if something is done, sold etc at a cost of a particular amount, that is how much it costs - used especially in news reports: · Surveys are being conducted in 10 European States at a cost of £50 million.
if something that you buy sets you back a particular amount of money, usually a large amount, that is how much it costs, especially when you think that it is very expensive: set somebody back £200/$400 etc: · A good quality saxophone will set you back at least £1000.set somebody back: · If she's hoping to buy a new sportscar, it's going to really set her back!
if a product is priced at a particular price that is how much the person who makes or sells it has decided it should cost: · The book, which is priced at £38, will be available in the shops from September.· I watched a demonstration of their new cordless phone, priced at $350.
to cost a particular amount of money - use this especially when you think this is more than it is worth: sell for £400/$600 etc: · Clothes with designer labels sell for ridiculous prices nowadays.· Houses in this area are selling for over $400,000.go for £100/$250 etc: · Watches like that are going for about £15 in the market.go to somebody for £100/$250 etc: · The painting finally went to a private collector for $60 million.
if something fetches a particular price, it is sold for that price or someone receives that amount of money by selling it, especially at a public sale: fetch £40/$500 etc: · It's a very old car, but I'm still hoping it'll fetch around £200.· Van Gogh's "Sunflowers' was expected to fetch more than $20 million.
British spoken use this to ask what the total cost of something is, especially a job someone has already done for you or something you have already received: · "The mechanic's just about finished working on your car, sir." "Thanks, and what's the damage?"·
to calculate how much something costs
to calculate the total cost of a plan or process - used especially in business contexts: be costed: · The project had been incorrectly costed and the money ran out before it could be completed.get/have something costed: · It would be a good idea to get the plan costed before presenting it to the board.
to decide how much a product should cost: be priced: · Porsche said its new 911 Carrera 4s would be very competitively priced.· Please get your fruit and vegetables weighed and priced before you take them to the checkout.
a statement that says how much money it will probably cost to build or repair something: · The final cost was £2000 higher than the original estimate.estimate for: · I've asked the builders to give us an estimate for fixing the roof.
also quote informal a written statement of exactly how much money something will cost, especially a service: · Get a few quotations from different firms so that you can compare prices.
to take or ask for an amount of money in return for something you are selling
if someone charges an amount of money for a service or product, that is how much you pay for it: · Lawyers charge such high fees, but they never seem short of clients.charge £5/$60 etc for: · My piano teacher charges £9 for a half hour class.· Small shops charge much higher prices for the same products.charge somebody £5/$60 etc: · The cheapest doctor we could find charged us four hundred francs for a five minute examination.
informal to ask for or expect to be paid a particular amount of money for something that you are selling to another person: · I might be interested in your TV. How much do you want for it?· Bob said he'd give Frank private guitar lessons, but he wanted $60 an hour.
extremely determined to do something, even if it is wrong
to be willing to do anything, even if it is cruel, dishonest, or illegal, in order to get what you want: · He's prepared to go to any lengths to find the men who killed his daughter.· Lawrence would stop at nothing to achieve power and wealth.
informal to be extremely determined to do something, especially something dangerous or something that may have a bad result: be hellbent on doing something: · Bob's hellbent on going through with the plan, even though it's sure to end in disaster.be hellbent on revenge/destruction: · Gangs of youths rampaged through the streets, hellbent on destruction.
if you do something whatever the cost , you are determined to do it even if it causes a lot of problems or you have to spend a lot of money, use a lot of effort etc: · I want him back here as soon as possible, whatever the cost.· They are determined to win back the disputed territories, whatever the cost in human terms.
spoken use this to emphasize that you are determined to do something in spite of any problems or difficulties: · I'll be there in time. Don't worry. Come hell or high water.· Come hell or high water, he'd never missed a race and he wasn't going to miss this one.
someone who is ruthless is so determined to get what they want, especially in business or politics, that they do not care if they harm other people: · You should be careful of Ian - he can be pretty ruthless if anyone gets in his way.· a ruthless and pitiless dictator
not costing any money
something that is free costs no money: · Parking is free after 6 pm.· "How much is it to get into the concert?" "Oh, I think it's free."· The clinic offers free advice on contraception.· I'm saving these tokens to get a free poster.
to be free: · Luckily I was insured, so the treatment didn't cost anything.cost nothing/not cost anything to do something: · It doesn't cost anything to get advice from them.· The competition costs nothing to enter, just send a postcard with your name and address.
without having to pay for something that you would normally have to pay for: · He offered to fix the car for nothing.· Fans were allowed into the stadium for nothing as a way of celebrating.· Children under five can see the show for free.
without having to pay - used especially in advertisements and official notices: · Guests can park free of charge all day.· Copies of the leaflet can be obtained free of charge from your local library.· This policy ensures that you get emergency medical treatment free of charge when travelling abroad.
if there is no charge for a service that someone provides, you do not have to pay for it: · "How much is the prescription?'' "No charge -- students are exempt from payment.''· Entry to the museum costs £3, but there is no charge on Wednesdays and Sundays.no charge for: · There is no charge for cashing these travellers' cheques.
if drinks or meals are on the house , they are given to you by the owner of the bar or restaurant that you are in and you do not have to pay for them: · On New Year's Eve, he offered a glass of champagne to everyone, on the house.· The owner let us have the first bottle of wine on the house.
if a service is provided at no cost to someone, they do not have to pay for it: · The Helpline provides advice on all types of personal problems at no cost to the caller.· Treatment at the health center is available at no cost to students.
if a shop or a company provides an additional service at no extra cost, they do it without asking you for any more money: · Many activities are available at the hotel at no extra cost, but theatre trips and excursions are not included.at no extra cost to: · The store is offering to install satellite dishes at no extra cost to the buyer.
especially written provided without payment: · His work for the church is performed gratis.· You can see some local bands at local clubs absolutely gratis.
to no longer have something important
to no longer have something important or valuable, such as your job or your home, because it has been destroyed or taken away from you: · I'll lose my job if the factory closes.· We lost our home and all our belongings in the fire.lose your sight/hearing etc (=lose the ability to see/hear etc): · Professor Wilkes lost his sight in an accident three years ago.
if a mistake, accident etc costs you something important such as your job or your health, you lose that important thing because of it: cost somebody something: · Another mistake like that could cost you your job.· All this delay has cost the company an important contract.cost somebody his/her life: · Larry's years of hard drinking and living almost cost him his life.
if you achieve something at the cost of something else, you lose something of great importance or value as a result of what you achieve: · An increase in profits was achieved, but only at the cost of hundreds of jobs.
if something is a high price to pay , losing or damaging it is so bad that the advantage you gain as a result is not worth it: be a high price to pay for: · The pollution of our rivers is a high price to pay for agricultural development· Most people know now that getting sunburnt is a high price to pay for a quick tan.be too high a price to pay (for): · The new road has made life easier for commuters, but some say it is too high a price to pay.
to pay for something
to give money in exchange for goods or services: · Several fans tried to get in without paying.· Please pay at the desk.· I need £4.50 to pay the window cleaner.pay for: · Have you paid for the tickets?pay £20/$40 etc for something: · She paid $5,000 for three nights in a hotel in New York City.pay a bill/rent/tax etc: · Tom paid his bill at the cashier's desk.· There was no point in paying rent on an empty apartment for two months.pay cash (=pay using coins, notes etc): · They don't have health insurance, so they have to pay cash for doctor's visits.pay by cheque/credit card etc: · Pay by credit card at least ten days before departure.
if a company or organization meets the cost of something, it pays for it for someone else, especially when they do not have a legal duty to do this: · We will meet the cost of any expenses you may incur when travelling to your interview.meet the cost of of doing something: · A local firm has agreed to meet the cost of sending ten lucky prize-winners on a dream holiday.
to pay for something for someone else, especially when you do not want to or do not think that you should: · It will be, as usual, the taxpayer who will be footing the bill.foot the bill for: · The program asks businesses to foot the bill for daily newspapers in the classroom.
informal to pay a lot of money for something because you have to and not because you want to, especially for something you need: · The policy affects how much we will have to shell out at the petrol station.fork out £100/$10,000/a lot of money etc: · He had to fork out £500 to get his car fixed.· Fans are having to shell out roughly $65 per seat for football games.fork out £100/$20,000/a lot of money etc on somebody/something: · From the time you enroll them in nursery school, you're forking out a fortune on the kids.fork out/shell out for: · $13 seems like a lot of money to shell out for a bottle of wine.
informal to pay money for something, especially money that you owe or that someone has persuaded you to pay: · You owe me twenty pounds. Come on, cough up!cough up £3/$100/a few pence etc: · You have to cough up $2 just to get into the park.
British informal to pay for something, usually when someone else thinks you should: · His dad wouldn't stump up for a new bike.stump up £50/$200/a lot of money etc: · Everybody in the office stumped up a few pounds for his leaving present.
to suffer because of bad things you have done or mistakes you have made
· If you tell lies, it is you who will suffer in the end.make somebody suffer · When his mother caught him cheating she really made him suffer.suffer for · All over the world, people are suffering for their political or religious beliefs.· I shouldn't have drunk all that wine - I'll suffer for it tomorrow morning.
to have a bad experience as a way of being punished for something bad that you have done, mistakes you have made etc: pay for: · Miller refused to testify and paid for it by being labelled a communist.make somebody pay: · They think I've forgotten what they did to me, but I'll make them pay.pay dearly: · She drank far too much at the party and paid dearly for it the next day.pay the price/the penalty: · Tony didn't do any studying all year but paid the price when it came to the exams.
British to suffer or start having problems as a result of mistakes or decisions you made at an earlier time: · The school overspent on its budget last year, and now it's having to count the cost.count the cost of: · We are now counting the cost of our earlier mistakes.
if a mistake costs someone dearly or costs someone dear , they suffer a great deal because of it: · This scandal could cost the government dearly.· It was only a small mistake, but it cost us very dear.
if you know or find out something to your cost , you realize that something that happened or something you did at an earlier time is now causing problems or is likely to cause problems in the future: · As we now know to our cost, the disease is highly contagious.· Many people have found out to their cost that insurance policies do not always cover damage from flooding.
if you do something at a cost to someone or something, that person suffers because you do it: · She's struggled to keep the family going on her own -- at considerable cost to herself.· Ms Gideon has defended her cause at great cost to her personal and political reputation.
WORD SETS
after-sales service, agro-industry, nounarcade, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectivebakery, nounbar code, nounbargain, nounbarrier to trade, nounbarrow, nounbazaar, nounbid, nounbid, verbbidding, nounbid-rigging, nounboard of directors, nounBOL, bonded factory, bookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbook token, nounboom, nounboom, verbboot sale, nounboutique, nounboxed, adjectivebreakdown clause, B/S, business agent, business interruption insurance, business liability insurance, buyback, nounbuyer, nounbuying power, C&F, callback, nouncarrying charge, cash and carry, nouncash basis, nouncash desk, nouncash discount, nouncash generation, cash price, cash register, nouncasualty insurance, CFI, CFR, chain store, nounchamber of trade, nouncheckout, nounCIF, CIP, clearance sale, nounclosed-door policy, nounComdex, nouncommercial agent, common ownership, comparative advantage, competitive advantage, competitive strategy, completion date, concessionaire, nounconsign, verbconsignee, nounconsignment, nounconsignor, nounconsolidator, nounconsumer, nounconsumer confidence, nounconsumerism, nounconsumer society, nouncontinuous improvement, conversion rate, corn exchange, nouncorporate investment, cost, nouncost price, nouncreative brief, credit, nouncredit account, nouncredit control, credit note, nouncreditor turnover rate, nouncredit terms, credit voucher, nouncustom, nouncustomer, nouncustomer capital, cutover, nouncut-price, adjectivedealership, noundebit account, declaration insurance, deliverable, noundelivery date, delivery receipt, deputy chairman, dime store, noundirect investment, disability insurance, discount, noundiscounting, noundispenser, noundistribute, verbdistributive, adjectivedocket, noundocumentary credit, domestic investment, draft terms, draper, noundrive-in, noundrive-in store, -driven, suffixdrop-shipping, nounDutch auction, nounearnings, nounEFQM Excellence Model, electronic point of sale, embargo, verbemporium, nounescalator clause, escape clause, executive chairman, expiration date, export, nounexport, verbexport credit, exporter, nounexport insurance, extended credit, external competitiveness, EXW, factory shop, fair dealing, financial investment, first-tier supplier, flat, adjectiveflea market, nounfleet terms, florist, nounfor-profit, adjectivefree market, nounfree port, nounfreight, nounfreight, verbfront end, nounfutures market, noungift certificate, noungift token, noungift-wrap, verbgiveaway, nounglut, noungoodwill, noungrandfather clause, greengrocer, noungross margin, noungross national product, noungross profit, nounguaranteed price, halo effect, handle, verbhandling charge, nounhigh street, nounhome product, hookup, nounHP, nounindent, nounindirect sale, industrial estate, nouninstallment plan, nouninstalment, nounInternet Service Provider, inventory, nouninvestment goods, invoice, nouninvoice, verbjob order, kanban system, layaway, nounleasing, nounliability insurance, license, verbline, nounlist price, nounlong-term credit, loss leader, nounlot, nounlumberyard, nounmail order, nounmarkdown, nounmarket, nounmarket-driven, adjectivemarket economy, nounmarket forces, nounmarketing, nounmarket leader, nounmarket-led, adjectivemarket price, nounmarket research, nounmarket value, nounmark-up, nounmedium-term credit, mercantile, adjectivemerchandise, nounmerchandiser, nounmerchant, nounMNC, MNE, move, verbmultiple, nounmultiple store, nounoff, adverboffer, nounoff-the-shelf, adjectiveo.n.o., open, adjectiveopen, verbopening hours, nounorder, nounorder, verbOTC, out, adverboutbid, verboutpost, nounoutsell, verboverbid, verboverbook, verboversubscribed, adjectiveovertrade, verbown brand, adjectiveown label, adjectivepackage, verbpackage deal, nounpackager, nounpackaging, nounpacket, nounparade, nounpart exchange, nounpass-along, nounpass-through, nounpeddle, verbpedlar, nounperformance guarantee, perfumery, nounpetty cash, nounpitch, nounplaza, nounpoint of sale, nounprice, nounprice, verbprice fixing, nounprice-fixing, nounprice list, nounprice tag, nounprice war, nounprivate company, private investment, problem child, nounproducer, nounproduction control, profit, nounprofit margin, nounpro forma invoice, nounpro-forma invoice, property and liability insurance, proprietary, adjectivepunter, nounpurchase, verbpurchase, nounpurveyor, nounpyramid selling, nounquotation, nounrake-off, nounready-to-wear, adjectivereal estate, nounreceipt, nounrefund, verbregular, nounrelaunch, nounremnant, nounrent, verbrent, nounrental, nounreorder, verbresell, verbreserve, nounretail, nounretail, verbretail, adverbretailer, nounretailing, nounretail park, nounrevolving credit, sale, nounsales channel, sales slip, nounsecond-tier supplier, secured credit, self-service, adjectivesell-by date, nounseller, nounseller's market, nounselling, nounselling price, nounserve, verbservice, nounservice agreement, service bureau, nounsettlement date, sex shop, nounshelf life, nounship, verbshopfitting, nounshopping centre, nounshopping mall, nounshopping precinct, nounshop-soiled, adjectiveshopworn, adjectiveshort-term credit, showcase, nounshowroom, nounshrink-wrapped, adjectivesister company, soft sell, nounsolicit, verbsouk, nounspecial, nounSRP, stand, nounstand-alone, adjectivestaple, nounstartup, nounstationer, nounstock, nounstockist, nounstockroom, nounstocktaking, nounstoppage in transit, nounstore brand, nounstorefront, nounstreet price, strip mall, nounstructural analysis, supermarket, nounsuperstore, nounsurcharge, nounsurcharge, verbtake-up, nountakings, nountelesales, nountender, verbthrift shop, nounthroughput, nounticket, nounticket, verbtill, nountout, verbtrade discount, nountrade fair, nountrade-in, nountrademark, nountradename, nountrade name, nountrade price, nountrader, nountrade route, nountrade secret, nountradesman, nountrading estate, nountrading post, nountraffic, nountrafficker, nountrigger point, uneconomic, adjectiveunit price, noununsecured credit, upfront fee, wares, nounwarranty, nounwholesale, nounwholesale, adjectivewholesaler, nounwinding up, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· I’m not sure how I’m going to pay the cost of going to college.
(=pay for something)· The money he had saved just covered the cost of the trip.
(=pay for something, especially with difficulty)· His family were unable to meet the cost of his operation.
· We can’t afford the cost of a holiday abroad this year.
· If you go later in the year, it will bring down the cost of your holiday.
(=reduce it)· The government has promised to cut the cost of medical care.
· The new tax will increase the cost of owning a car.
· The cost of electricity has risen again.
· Airline costs have fallen considerably.
adjectives
· the high cost of fuel
· What’s the average cost of a wedding in the UK?
· At the campsite, many activities are available at no extra cost.
· Experts are still assessing the full cost of the disaster.
(=one that is guessed and may not be exact)· The estimated cost was in the region of £3,000.
· This figure represents the annual cost of a loan.
· They had to pay £30,000 in legal costs.
(=the amount it costs to run a business, a machine etc)· The new technology is cheaper and the running costs are lower.
(=the amount it costs to borrow money from a bank)· Interest rates and borrowing costs are likely to be higher next year.
phrases
(=the amount you need to pay for food, clothes etc)· People are complaining about the rising cost of living.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 An additional charge is made on baggage exceeding the weight allowance.
 a household with an annual income of $60,000
 The average cost of making a movie has risen by 15%.
· Companies keen to increase their profits have to be cost conscious.
· The total construction costs will reach £125 million.
 the most cost-effective way of reducing carbon dioxide emissions
 Airlines are raising fares to cover the rising costs of fuel.
(=reduce the amount you spend running a business, a home etc)· They cut costs by getting rid of staff.
 The weakness in their defense has already cost them dearly this season.
(=costing or spending as little as possible)· The larger a firm becomes the more cost efficient it can become.
 The tree is estimated to be at least 700 years old.
 Residents can use the gym at no extra cost.
 I earn extra for working on Sunday.
(=be very expensive)· It’ll cost a fortune if we go by taxi.
· The increase in fuel costs is severely affecting pensioners.
 If the council loses the appeal, it will incur all the legal costs. the heavy losses incurred by airlines since September 11th
· There was pressure to keep down labour costs.
(=result in deaths/in someone’s death)· That decision may have cost him his life.
· Good food doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.
 They were trying to reduce operating costs.
 It didn’t cost me a penny.
 The grapes cost $2 a pound.
 high-tech production methods
· The government has decided to shoulder the extra cost itself.
 It must have cost him a small fortune.
 The weak European economy will have a spillover effect on the US dollar.
 We agreed to split the cost.
· We must ensure that transport costs are kept low.
· They offered to pay my travel expenses.
 We need to trim costs by £500m.
· The fixed prescription charge conceals from the general public the true cost of medicines.
· He thinks advertising is an unnecessary expense.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· If many paths pick up additional cost at each expansion, then the cost of a path will increase with its length.· These additional costs are of two kinds.· The resultant saving in replacement parts and additional bagging costs was £20,000.· Any regiments may swap their spears for halberds at an additional cost of +1 point per model.· Any Mobs of wolf riders may be equipped with shields at an additional cost of +1 point per model.· The additional cost of repairs in mid-Ulster and central Belfast will put severe strain on the Northern Ireland Office budget.
· Thirdly, in comparison with cash flow accounting, accruals adjustments demand a higher administrative and accounting cost.· People will be compelled to spend the money on the truly needy recipients and not on administrative costs.· Nevertheless contracting does incur greater administrative costs in the form of new accounting and information systems and staff.· Only 10 to 15 percent goes toward administrative costs, which is certainly not exorbitant.· There also may be additional administrative costs.· Ten percent was allocated to administrative costs, and the remaining 20 percent for human service programs.· Economies of scale and the use of computers were expected to reduce administrative costs.· The sites shared administrative costs, selectors and a catalogue which included an illustration and biographical details for each artist.
· At 30 dollars a barrel we have a total annual fuel cost of 4. 82 billion dollars.· If this were paid for over 20 years at 10 percent interest, the annual cost would be £1200.· In 1995, the annual cost of this extensive program was $ 987, 000.· The annual cost is estimated at $ 310m.· The average annual cost of use of the drugs is estimated at $ 15, 000.· The Ulster Hospital will foot the annual £100,000 annual running costs.· The merged company hopes to cut $ 800 million in annual operating costs.
· But when the average cost curve is falling the marginal cost curve lies below average cost.· The goal would be in conjunction with a goal to freeze average product-development costs at Ford at 1995 levels.· The price in column 4 is simply 20 percent on the corresponding average cost from year 2 onwards.· This marginal cost will, of course, also increase the average cost, but the average cost will increase more slowly.· The average cost of recording a pop single was in thousands rather than hundreds of pounds.· In a similar way we can first examine ray average costs and returns to scale along a ray.· The average cost of capital is primarily of interest in capital structure management.
· In many cases, both the minimisation of environmental impact and cost savings compared with previous practice have been achieved.· Foes, in addition, worry about the environmental cost.· This clearly implies that the full environmental costs of mining operations should be borne by the operator.· Social and environmental costs Much has been written on the social and environmental costs of opencast coal.· Planning can include social and environmental costs. 2.· Moreover, countries should price fuels to reflect their full costs, including environmental costs.· In a free market, polluting coal-fired power stations and unpopular nuclear ones should be less competitive because of rising environmental costs.
· It was held that the refusal was unreasonable because the employers had agreed to pay the extra travelling costs.· Access, at extra cost, to e-mail and the Internet or to instant information like sports results or stock data.· Should not the regulator ensure that the extra costs for higher cost plant are not passed to consumers?· But we also recognise that all families face extra costs in bringing up children.· If you are under 60 when the advance is made your life is insured at no extra cost.· This can be supplemented by written exercises which will be computer assessed at an extra cost of £15.· Step 2: Deduct extra costs, time and resources incurred owing to claimable events from the contract model.· A slight extension of those bands could ease the extra cost that might be brought about by improvements.
· So far the Government have not even given a commitment to reimburse the full cost of that.· If New York State was being asked to pay the full cost, why not Ontario?· If you don't qualify for a voucher you will have to pay the full cost of the glasses yourself.· The fees charged on this scale represent the full economic cost of tuition for each degree.· However, not all packages cover the full cost.· The term fee is usually used to mean a payment that covers the full cost of the service provided.· If you are booking within 8 weeks of departure you must pay the full cost of your holiday immediately.· The developer will normally bear the full cost of the supply.
· At the same time, a combination of high costs and cutthroat pricing is driving out manufacturers of computing and communications hardware.· It should be noted that the shorter the lending period, the higher the cost of missed discounts.· All high cost drugs are already rationed in hospitals through drug and therapeutics committees and clinical pharmacy services.· Cirrus also was saddled with higher operating costs than other companies, in part because it had grown so fast.· Profit margins have generally been squeezed by the higher cost of imports, said Trade Indemnity spokeswoman Barbara Bennett.· It blamed lower holiday sales, crimped gross margin, stormy weather and higher costs.· The lack of such participants has been aggravated over the years by high commission costs and clearing fees.· The recession, inflation, and high food costs caused rapid growth in the number of food co-ops.
· The prince's solicitors said the $ 4m was intended to be used to pay Aitken's legal costs.· The firm then reimbursed the fund for the $ 200, 000 it had received from the fund for legal costs.· Usually, the successful party is awarded legal costs against the loser.· Taft said Simpson has been liquidating assets to pay bills including taxes, legal costs, and business and household expenses.· The Halifax, Coventry and Portman will pay basic legal costs and give a free valuation.· He spent $ 2 million on legal and accounting costs.· But the magistrate awarded De Pace £800 compensation for anxiety and sleepless nights, £74 for dental bills and £640 legal costs.· This is less odd than it looks: it pays creditors to avoid the delays and legal costs of chapter 11.
· This illustrates the importance of providing investors with products that meet their requirements at low costs.· The company negotiates lower drug costs with pharmacies for health maintenance organizations, whose stock were generally lower today.· Some methods of treatment require plants that cost more than others. whereas some processes may have much lower running costs.· Another reason some producers like docudramas is their low cost.· The second main phase of programmed instruction became feasible with the development of low cost computing.· By polluting, that is, by creating spillover costs, the firm enjoys lower production costs and the supply curve 5.· And it is with fonts that the low cost desktop publishing system really does have problems.· Third was the development of a vast body of knowledge within the industry of how to retail food efficiently at low cost.
· There is a case for government intervention to make sure marginal social cost and marginal social benefit are equated.· And a difference between price and marginal cost can make behavior very different from that in a perfectly competitive model.· But when the average cost curve is falling the marginal cost curve lies below average cost.· Pricing at marginal cost might equate marginal cost and benefit but would entail losses.· For example, an input may be priced at above marginal cost in a situation where there are variable proportions in production.· To sum up, prices should be set at short-run marginal cost.· If we can measure the marginal cost directly, we can infer the implicit marginal benefit from saving life through that activity.· Any new in-house benefits an employer provides should be computed on a marginal cost basis.
· Local communities are often unwilling to reflect rising costs of waste management in higher local taxation.· Though the format has had to be changed because of rising costs, the event was nevertheless a great success.· They feel pinched by rising costs in repairs and housing.· In some cases, a low income is not keeping pace with the rising cost of food.· The rubbish companies run into other problems as they try to push through the higher charges justified by their rising costs.· Their profits are weakening thanks to tougher competition, loan write-offs and a rising cost of funds.· The purpose of these calculations has been to demonstrate that rising average cost is consistent with natural monopoly.· The rising costs of warfare by the late thirteenth century were a reason for fiscal innovations.
· Would that count as a track cost or a running cost?· Here, the university provides premises for a social centre For the graduates; the Manpower Services Commission provides the running costs.· Does the private cultural foundation cover the running costs of the museum for the next ten years?· Schemes Since that time, more than £1.51m has been spent on crime-fighting schemes, with running costs adding a further £100,000-a-year.· Likewise, you may be able to cut the running costs, for example with insulation.· The only qualification is being able to afford a Ferrari and its running costs.· Expensive repairs Frank Wood reported on the general running costs of buildings and land.· Assume also that running costs are financed with credit until receipts are received.
· Marginal social cost and marginal social benefit would then be equated at the point E *;.· If the social benefits outweigh the social costs, the constraint involved will be worthwhile.· Thus, beyond a certain point the marginal social benefit of further risk reduction will exceed the marginal social cost.· With no production externality, marginal private cost and marginal social cost coincide.· They cited an inadequate environmental impact study, high social costs, and dangers to health.· And in this case the workers engaged in the production of luxury goods should now be seen as a social cost.· These procedures are essentially intended to assess the social costs of school reorganization.· For these reasons, the precise extent of the social cost of monopoly remains a subject of continuing controversy.
· In her day cream was 1s. per pint and she estimated the total cost of her trifle at 5s. 6d.· The difference is that he would pay the total premium costs to Medicare and leave out Medigap.· Initially, you only need five hundred records, the total cost of which can be less than £500.· How would the total costs differ? 5.· The three bodies last year put up a total of £245,000 of the event's total cost of more than £300,000.· Substituting Equations 1 and 2 into Equation 5 allows total cost to be expressed as a function of Q: 6.· If successfully claimed, 50 percent of the total costs of the training would be refunded by Grampian Enterprise.· A base spokesman said the total cost of relocating personnel and planes this summer will run as high as $ 3 million.
· Compare carefully the costs of these link ups with the true costs of bringing people together physically.· Once they expose the true cost of their subsidies, elected officials often decide that some are inappropriate.· The true cost of allowing unfettered insider dealing has become less important than what people think the true costs to be.· Meanwhile, economists argue about whether the true cost of healthcare has even gone down under managed care.· If drivers paid the true costs of road use, they might switch to less congested times, or make fewer journeys.· Pondering these questions will help us to evaluate its true benefits and costs.· The true cost of allowing unfettered insider dealing has become less important than what people think the true costs to be.
NOUN
· The reduction in labour costs has certainly been significant.· Throughout the last two decades labour costs have increased, in general, more rapidly than end-product prices.· Those firms within the Community which employ labour illicitly will reduce their labour costs and gain a competitive advantage in production.· Actually, it is rather surprising that the labour cost hasn't gone up more, especially in view of the national rates.· This has gone up in virtually the same proportion as the labour cost.· Viable recycling depends on a happy coincidence of materials costs, labour costs and technology.· Even opting out of the social chapter to undercut the core on labour costs will not ultimately compensate for complete isolation.· The feasible real wage will be determined by, for example, unit labour costs and the mark up over unit labour costs.
· The firm's production cost will understate the true social cost and the good will be overproduced.· According to the latest Pentagon estimate, each new F-22 could cost $ 198 million when development and production costs are calculated.· Of course, the reduction in reports also leads to a lower administrative and production cost.· Their already world-class development and production costs were lowered more.· The total production cost is the sum of these two quantities, giving the line so marked.· The ideal situation would be to recover the capital investment and the production costs and still make a reasonable profit.· However, relative production costs in the two sectors are also an important influence.· Nalco Chemical wanted to cut production costs.
VERB
· It adds to the cost of dividends and so to the cost of raising capital from shareholders.· Now Miles calculates the tip for us and adds this to the cost of the meal.· Electricity giants Powergen claim environmental protection measures demanded by Sefton Council will add £12m to the cost of the £40m project.· For the elderly, Medicare HMOs offer prescription coverage and other extras at no added cost.· The life wrapper itself adds another layer of costs to the underlying fund management charges.· The extra expense would amount to $ 112, 320 a year in added fuel costs.· For example, regulation may bring benefits in terms of consumer protection but add costs by making firms less competitive.· Every unnecessary pound of steel meant several unnecessary dollars added to the cost.
· And who will bear the cost?· Such action forces potential offenders, under the threat of legal action, to bear all the costs associated with their production.· The Legal Aid Fund bears the costs risk rather than the litigant.· Instead, landowner Peter Dillingham will bear the cost.· Could the slave-plantation economy bear the double cost of investing heavily in both mechanisation and slave workers?· Retailers are in the immediate line of fire and were first to bear the brunt of cost cutting.· For the moment, capital was bearing the costs of overaccumulation.· The insured must bear the costs of the Engineers fees unless liability is subsequently established under the policy.
· Would that count as a track cost or a running cost?· Remember the New Testament warning, before you undertake a project, be sure to count the cost.· I sat and began to count the cost in dirhams, then dollars, then pounds to the boy's father.· Meanwhile residents of Ewyas Harold have been counting the cost of yesterdays flooding.· But many Cotswold traders are now counting the cost of a lost weekend.· We count the cost when we are deprived of activities and things we enjoy.· Left: Sinead counts the cost of caring.· So count the cost of the holocaust Stand up and fight For peace.
· This saving would easily cover the cost of adjusting cars which can not already run on unleaded petrol.· The $ 1 million is intended just to cover the cost of closing the center.· However, not all packages cover the full cost.· Private placements can cover the costs of everything from paying off old debt to paying for a new factory.· Does the private cultural foundation cover the running costs of the museum for the next ten years?· Phoenix expects to incur a one-time charge of $ 1 million to cover severance and relocation costs associated with the move.· But, in principle, an enterprise might be so inefficient that its revenues fail to cover even the cost of materials.· Friday, Corrections Department spokeswoman Gloria Isaac said the agency had agreed to cover the costs.
· You can often re-sell books and cut the original cost of purchase.· They cut costs and became more productive.· By the start of the 1980s, however, the company had cut its operating costs pretty much to the bone.· If it proves successful, the device will dramatically cut the cost of battery power.· In the past two years, the company has laid off at least 1, 500 employees to cut overhead costs.· This will cut the cost of solar cells by more than half, and increase their ability to convert light to electricity.· To cut costs, managed-care companies have squeezed prices at the pharmacy counter.
· In her day cream was 1s. per pint and she estimated the total cost of her trifle at 5s. 6d.· Second and third children are estimated to cost 19. 6 percent and 38 percent less per child respectively.· The Congressional Budget Office estimates the cost at a still jaw-dropping $ 50 billion a year.· It will bear the brunt of the estimated $ 1 billion cost for the changes on Okinawa.· And that is why estimating the cost of any action involving lawyers can be tricky.· Production costs are estimated by using the cost structure in Figure 3.4.· The estimated $ 6,500 cost of insulating the attic will be split three ways.
· The payment should include the cost of re-tiling any damaged tiles or tiles affected by the replacement items.· This figure includes the cost of laying the pipeline and coal handling and storage cost.· Dispute Mediation will offer fixed-price mediation to include the costs of administration, venue and mediator.· Those figures include the cost of obtaining financing.· The points values for characters do not include the cost of their magic items.· Accommodations are not included and cost $ 79 a night, double.· Research contracts should include costs for the provision of computing services wherever appropriate.· Answer guide: The question here i6 what should be included as the cost of goods sold.
· But increased short-term costs should result in overall savings in the longer term.· Empowerment increases the opportunity costs of children, prompting later marriages and increasing the divorce rate, similarly lowering fertility.· But such taxes would also increase the cost of capital for those countries which could least afford it.· The polyester products maker attributed the forecast to weak world-wide demand that has lowered production volumes and increased manufacturing costs.· It is said that they would increase the cost of petrol by 20p a gallon.· This marginal cost will, of course, also increase the average cost, but the average cost will increase more slowly.· He has put before the House an illustration of how the Labour party wants to increase the cost of national insurance.· My husband is still trying to figure out where this money will come from after another round of increased government costs.
· Nevertheless contracting does incur greater administrative costs in the form of new accounting and information systems and staff.· During the quarter, Verio began to incur costs associated with the previously announced expansion of its hosting operations.· Lack of mobility may mean that older people with disabilities have to incur the cost of private transport in order to get about.· Such measures inevitably incur substantial costs which in turn increases the cost of crop production.· Note 6: We concluded in Note 4 that department Z will not incur further variable overhead costs.· Using a bank overdraft, would incur an interest cost, with tax capital allowances being available as above.· Because of this possibility, shareholders will have to incur monitoring costs or agency costs to ensure that managers behave properly.· An individual farmer can produce good farm-saved seed only by incurring costs very close to the price of certified seed.
· Barnardo's had to draw £1.7 million from its reserves to meet costs.· Alternatively, the prices could be adjusted somehow so that they met total costs.· A steady income stream is required to meet the costs of the syndicated lending department.· The company will meet launch costs of some £2.5 million.· The cancer institute met the major costs of discovery, but Glaxo claims it is recovering costs.· Many families now rely on a joint income to meet their living costs.· National guarantees can not possibly take account of this variation, and standards can often only be met at a cost elsewhere.· There is now some provision to meet the extra costs of the disability itself.
· The first is by cutting operating costs, which have been rising faster than revenues.· The regulation worked out so that the company provided local service at prices that failed to cover more than direct operating costs.· But management seemed unperturbed, claiming that shareholders needed a stronger share price, which called for lower operating costs.· Absenteeism, turnover, and operating costs were all high.· Most combinations offered lower operating costs than the base case, but at the price of increased track maintenance charges.· Now downtown and suburban churches pick up the $ 215, 000-a-year operating costs.· But the high capital cost problem that prevented the installation of the relay towers has turned into an operating cost problem.· By the start of the 1980s, however, the company had cut its operating costs pretty much to the bone.
· However, the benefactor may have to pay the newspaper's costs if the latter is successful.· Knight said such a situation would create an undue hardship for businesses that would have to pay the cost of health benefits.· Companies will also be obliged to pay clean-up costs.· C., than paying the added cost of having the entire entourage remain on the campaign trail overnight.· The mortgagor had been ordered to pay the mortgagee's costs which had been taxed at £60.· The member must pay for transaction costs, Nemeth said.· Budapest Municipality will pay half the cost of fitting a converter, but many may prefer to upgrade to new cars.· Backers of the stadium hope to pay much of the cost of the stadium by selling luxury suites and private seat licenses.
· Various adjustments are made to allow for special circumstances affecting local costs of providing particular services.· For a commodity like steel or water, the cost of providing this material from Earth is dominated by its launch cost.· Read in studio A new meals on wheels scheme is being tested which could cut the cost of providing hot school dinners.· The second part clarifies when employers may obtain tax relief for the costs of providing childcare assistance for their employees.· How about the cost of providing police protection for 25, 000 people?· It has been proved that Lothian has low bureaucratic costs and provides an above average standard of services at low cost.· The most immediate and obvious impact on group medical plans will be an increased cost to employers to provide those plans.
· The Stock Exchange thus reduces the cost of capital to companies.· The system is intended to emphasize preventive health care and reduce costs.· Planned maintenance minimises unforeseen breakdowns, reduces machine running costs and ensures optimum machine availability.· Customers are offered a greater range of destinations and flight times, while carriers can reduce capacity and share costs.· In 1965 the Government of the day introduced corporation tax which reduced the cost of servicing debt.· The timely provision of psychiatric care can dramatically reduce the use and costs of medical care for these patients.· This helps to improve the exporters' cash flows and reduce overall debt administrative costs.· The first is to increase the ease and reduce the cost of performing previously expensive, time-consuming tasks.
· It is hoped that, by putting the contract out to competitive tender, efficiency will rise and costs will fall.· Weak earnings, especially in the derivatives business, and rising costs led Standard&.· In a free market, polluting coal-fired power stations and unpopular nuclear ones should be less competitive because of rising environmental costs.· The Trotskyist movement has long advocated a sliding scale of wages to meet the rising cost of living.· Increases of up to 50 percent on vehicle inspection rates signal further rises in cabbies' costs.· Therefore, a higher product price is necessary to cover these rising costs.· It was also argued that costs for small investors would rise.· Clinton also wants to impose budget controls in case those market forces are out-muscled by rising costs.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Bellisario won the case and was awarded costs.
  • The graph shows housing costs for Arizona, New York, Nevada, and Utah.
► know/find out/learn etc something to your costPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cost a bomb► buy something at the cost/expense/price of something
  • Any careful cost-benefit analysis will show that every social practice and institution has limitations and presents difficulties as well as opportunities.
  • Does this enable the court to take into account the comparative social utility of the product and apply a cost-benefit analysis?
  • Easing actions were subject to an instant cost-benefit analysis.
  • Economists have long been calling for safety regulations to be subject to cost-benefit analysis.
  • Environmental intangibles have been built into the cost-benefit analysis in the same way as they are for road schemes.
  • Few laws require cost-benefit analysis for new rules and many actively prohibit it.
  • The port should have the results of a cost-benefit analysis within 120 days, Bowman said.
  • The third approach to merger policy is the cost-benefit approach.
► the cost of living
  • The school overspent on its budget last year, and now it's having to count the cost.
  • We are now counting the cost of our earlier mistakes.
  • As we wait at the station are we still counting the cost, and weighing consequences in the balance?
  • But many Cotswold traders are now counting the cost of a lost weekend.
  • I sat and began to count the cost in dirhams, then dollars, then pounds to the boy's father.
  • Left: Sinead counts the cost of caring.
  • Meanwhile residents of Ewyas Harold have been counting the cost of yesterdays flooding.
  • Remember the New Testament warning, before you undertake a project, be sure to count the cost.
  • So count the cost of the holocaust Stand up and fight For peace.
  • We count the cost when we are deprived of activities and things we enjoy.
  • It is a case of mission creep gone wildly over the top.
► cost somebody dear
  • And they allow boat owners the chance to defray costs by chartering out their vessels through the club.
  • Donations are welcome to defray expenses.
  • The price of the ticket has been kept low and it is necessary to run raffles to defray expenses.
  • A well planned, well made kitchen that doesn't cost the earth.
  • But ... but it must cost the earth.
  • He would miss seeing Harry and, besides, a weekend at some hotel would cost the earth.
  • In Coventry Sir William Lyons produced wonderful engineering and style-but he didn't believe his cars should cost the earth.
  • It is possible to pay the earth for beauty products.
  • It would cost the earth, but it had to be safer than Nigel's Aston Martin.
  • This is a flexible, well-designed machine which produces quality prints and doesn't cost the earth to print them.
  • Barnardo's had to draw £1.7 million from its reserves to meet costs.
  • Cars, food, and clothes are cheaper, but services like plumbers cost a packet.
  • I don't care if it costs a packet!
► cost a pretty penny
  • After the publicists, casting directors began to shoulder the burden.
  • He failed to shoulder the responsibility, which Government should shoulder, for imposing the tax in the first place.
  • I think everyone has got to shoulder the responsibility for defeat, not just Graham.
  • It does indeed make those who require nursing care through no fault of their own shoulder the cost.
  • Voice over Swindon is one of the eighties boom towns which has had to shoulder the burden of recession.
  • Why, he asked, should the taxpayer shoulder the burden of expropriation?
  • Additional disk space is a dollar or two per megabyte per month, depending on total amount.
  • Microcell bid only in southern Ontario for a total cost of $ 19.2-million.
  • Multiply the number of widths by the number of pattern repeats per drop to give the total number of pattern repeats required.
  • The total amount of contributions and tax paid by each employee is entered on the P35.
  • The total cost has been several million pounds more than budgeted.
  • The total number of jobless rose to 615, 830 from 609, 670.
  • The total number of registered voters was 1,732,000 aged 16 and over.
1[countable] the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce somethingcost of the cost of accommodation I offered to pay the cost of the taxi. Insurance to cover the cost of a funeral is possible. This doesn’t include the cost of repairing the damage. The new building’s going up at a cost of $82 million. low cost housing the high cost of production Travel insurance is included at no extra cost. The funds will just cover the museum’s running costs. → cost of livingRegisterIn everyday English, people usually ask how much did it cost? or how much was it? rather than using the noun cost: What was the cost of the accommodation? ➔ How much did the accommodation cost? | I’ll find out the cost. ➔ I’ll find out how much it costs/is.2costs [plural] a)the money that you must regularly spend in order to run a business, a home, a car etcreduce/cut costs We have to cut costs in order to remain competitive. At this rate we’ll barely cover our costs (=make enough money to pay for the things we have bought). the travel costs incurred in attending the meeting (=money you have to spend) Because of the engine’s efficiency the car has very low running costs (=the cost of owning and using a car or machine). b) (also court costs) the money that you must pay to lawyers etc if you are involved in a legal case in court, especially if you are found guilty:  Bellisario won the case and was awarded costs. He was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay costs of £2,200.3[countable, uncountable] something that you lose, give away, damage etc in order to achieve somethingat (a) cost to somebody She had kept her promise to Christine, but at what cost to herself?social/environmental etc cost They need to weigh up the costs and benefits (=disadvantages and advantages) of regulation. He’s determined to win, whatever the cost (=no matter how much work, money, risk etc is needed). We must avoid a scandal at all costs (=whatever happens).4[singular] especially American English the price that someone pays for something that they are going to sell SYN  cost priceat cost His uncle’s a car dealer and let him buy the car at cost (=without making a profit).5know/find out/learn etc something to your cost to realize something is true because you have had a very unpleasant experience:  Driving fast in wet conditions is dangerous, as my brother discovered to his cost! → count the cost at count1(11)COLLOCATIONSverbspay the cost of something· I’m not sure how I’m going to pay the cost of going to college.cover the cost (=pay for something)· The money he had saved just covered the cost of the trip.meet/bear the cost of something (=pay for something, especially with difficulty)· His family were unable to meet the cost of his operation.afford the cost of something· We can’t afford the cost of a holiday abroad this year.reduce/lower/bring down the cost· If you go later in the year, it will bring down the cost of your holiday.cut the cost (=reduce it)· The government has promised to cut the cost of medical care.increase/push up the cost· The new tax will increase the cost of owning a car.the cost rises/goes up· The cost of electricity has risen again.the cost falls/goes down· Airline costs have fallen considerably.adjectiveshigh/low· the high cost of fuelthe average cost· What’s the average cost of a wedding in the UK?an extra/additional cost· At the campsite, many activities are available at no extra cost.the full/total cost· Experts are still assessing the full cost of the disaster.the estimated cost (=one that is guessed and may not be exact)· The estimated cost was in the region of £3,000.the annual/monthly cost· This figure represents the annual cost of a loan.labour/production/transport etc costs· They had to pay £30,000 in legal costs.running/operating costs (=the amount it costs to run a business, a machine etc)· The new technology is cheaper and the running costs are lower.borrowing costs (=the amount it costs to borrow money from a bank)· Interest rates and borrowing costs are likely to be higher next year.phrasesthe cost of living (=the amount you need to pay for food, clothes etc)· People are complaining about the rising cost of living.THESAURUScost the amount of money you need to buy or do something. Cost is usually used when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices: · The cost of running a car is increasing.· the cost of raw materialsprice the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale: · They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices.· the price of a plane ticket to New Yorkvalue the amount of money that something is worth: · A new kitchen can increase the value of your home.charge the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something: · Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge.· bank chargesfee the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor: · There is no entrance fee.· The membership fee is £125 a year.· legal feesfare the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc: · I didn’t even have enough money for my bus fare.· fare increasesrent the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: · The rent on his apartment is $800 a month.rate a charge that is set according to a standard scale: · Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers.toll the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges: · You have to pay tolls on many French motorways.
cost1 nouncost2 verb
costcost2 ●●● S1 W2 verb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcost2
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French coster, from Latin constare ‘to stand firm, cost’; ➔ CONSTANT1
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
cost
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycost
he, she, itcosts
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theycost
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave cost
he, she, ithas cost
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad cost
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill cost
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have cost
Continuous Form
PresentIam costing
he, she, itis costing
you, we, theyare costing
PastI, he, she, itwas costing
you, we, theywere costing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been costing
he, she, ithas been costing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been costing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be costing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been costing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • All this delay has cost the company an important contract.
  • Another mistake like that could cost you your job.
  • Cable TV service costs $19.95 a month.
  • How much does a house like that cost in America?
  • I stayed in a hotel in Paris which cost me $150 a night.
  • It would be a good idea to get the plan costed before presenting it to the board.
  • Larry's years of hard drinking and living almost cost him his life.
  • Look at Frank's new Mercedes - it must have cost a fortune.
  • The Department of Education estimates that it will cost $17 billion to build the new schools.
  • The field goal he missed cost the team the game.
  • The options are being costed and analyzed.
  • The project had been incorrectly costed and the money ran out before it could be completed.
  • Tickets for the show cost £15 or £20.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Instead, they survive on a liquid diet that costs a staggering $ 10, 000 a month.
  • It is costing our industrialists dear, and our exporters.
  • Mr Major has already discovered that repossessions and defaults cost the government money as well as damaging consumer confidence and financial institutions.
  • My first bike cost $ 200.
  • Our staff are trained to administer the policy on page 53, which costs £17 per person for 18 days.
  • Slopeside lodgings cost more, but often you are spared the expense of renting a car.
  • Treasury sums said the rebate would be worth £4m, but would cost more to fix.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to have a particular price: · The book costs $25.· A new kitchen will cost you a lot of money.· It’s a nice dress and it didn’t cost much.
especially spoken to cost a particular amount of money: · These shoes were only £5.
to have a particular price – used when giving the exact price that a shop or company charges for something: · Tickets are priced at $20 for adults and $10 for kids.
to be sold in shops at a particular price – used especially in business: · The scissors retail at £1.99 in department stores.
used for saying what people usually pay for something: · Houses in this area sell for around £200,000.
used for saying what people pay for something, especially at a public sale: · The painting fetched over $8,000 at auction.· A sports car built for Mussolini is expected to fetch nearly £1 million at auction.
informal to cost someone a lot of money: · A good set of speakers will set you back around £150.
if a bill comes to a particular amount, it adds up to that amount: · The bill came to £100 between four of us.
Longman Language Activatorwhat you have to pay for something
the amount of money you have to pay for services, activities, or things you need all the time such as food and electricity: · We'll make sure you have the operation, whatever the cost.cost of: · The cost of electricity has fallen in the last twelve months.· Internet banking will considerably reduce the cost of doing business.high/low cost: · The high cost of health care in the US is causing a great deal of concern.building/legal/transportation etc costs: · If you lose the case, you will face substantial legal costs.cost of living (=the amount of money you need for things such as food, clothes, or rent): · Many old people have to live in poverty because of the steady rise in the cost of living.cut costs (=reduce the cost of something): · IBM is continuing to cut costs in an effort to be more competitive.at no extra cost (=without having to pay more): · We will deliver and install your computer at no extra cost.running costs (=the amount of money that a business or organization regularly spends on things such as salaries, electricity, and rent): · £650,000 will be needed to cover the hospital's running costs during its first year.
the amount of money you have to pay for something that is for sale, especially in a shop: · There's a great new clothes store on Main Street, and its prices seem very reasonable.price of: · What's the price of a pack of cigarettes nowadays?high/low price: · Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said it was impossible to build a good computer for such a low price.house/food/oil etc prices: · House prices rose by around 12% in the south-east last year.charge a price: · They charge the same price for a takeaway as they do for eating in the restaurant.half price (=half the usual price): · I bought these jeans half price in a sale.reduce/cut prices: · Apple was forced to cut prices sharply, reducing its profit margin.increase/raise prices: · The Japanese have raised prices just $8 a vehicle on average.price rise (=increase in the price of something): · Experts say they expect price rises to be gradual but persistent.the asking price (=the price that someone wants for something they are selling): · The asking price for the 60-acre estate in Atlanta is $27 million.
the amount of money that you pay for a service, or for being allowed to use something: charge for: · There's no charge for telephoning the operator.bank/delivery/electricity etc charges: · If your order comes to over $30, we will not make a delivery charge.admission charge (=the amount of money you must pay to go into a public place): · There's an admission charge for adults, but children get into the museum free.at no extra charge (=without having to pay more): · Members and their guests are welcome to use the club's facilities at no extra charge.additional charge (=an amount that is added to the usual price): · An additional charge of 15% will be added to your bill for service.
the amount of money that you pay to someone for a professional service, or the amount that you pay in order to do something: fee of: · Some actors can ask a fee of around $1,000,000 a movie.charge a fee: · The doctor I saw charged a £100 fee for an initial consultation.school/legal/medical etc fees: · An accident on vacation can cost you a lot in medical fees.entrance fee (=the amount of money you pay to go in somewhere): · The entrance fees to the park have gone up by 50%.
the usual cost of a service or job: · We are able to offer a whole range of services at very reasonable rates.hourly/weekly/daily rate: · Our shop assistants are paid an hourly rate of £5.50the going rate (=the rate that people are willing to pay at the present time): · £150 is the going rate for tickets for the concert.fixed rate (=one that is always the same): · There is a fixed rate for the job, regardless of how long it takes.
the cost of a journey on a bus, train, plane etc: · I had to walk home because I didn't have enough money for the fare.coach/train/air etc fare: · How much is the train fare from Toronto to Montreal?· A one-week stay in Majorca costs $779 including air fare.fare increases: · The biggest fare increases were on the Kansas City to Minneapolis line.
money that you have to pay in order to drive over some bridges or roads: · You have to pay tolls on many of the major roads in France.toll bridge/road/lane (=one that you have to pay to use): · In 1871 they built a toll bridge from the mainland to the island.
the amount of money that you pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: pay rent: · She pays £350 a month rent for a one-bedroomed apartment.high/low rent: · Office rents are highest in the city centre.put up the rent/raise the rent (=increase it): · If my landlord raises the rent again, I'll have to look for somewhere smaller.
the amount of money that you pay to use a car, television, tools etc over a period of time: · The rental on the TV includes maintenance and repairs.car/television/video etc rental: · Car rental is $200 a week and you need a clean driving licence.
ways of saying or asking how much something costs
if something costs £10, $100 etc, that is what you have to pay in order to buy it: · How much does a house like that cost in America?cost £10/$20/a lot etc: · Tickets for the show cost £15 or £20.cost somebody £10/$20 etc: · I stayed in a hotel in Paris which cost me $150 a night.cost a fortune informal (=cost a lot of money): · Look at Frank's new Mercedes - it must have cost a fortune.it costs £10/$20/a lot etc to do something: · The Department of Education estimates that it will cost $17 billion to build the new schools.
spoken say how much to ask what the price or cost of something is: · That's a beautiful rug -- how much did you pay for it?· By the way, how much does it cost to use the swimming pool?
if something is £100, $1000 etc, that is how much it costs - use this especially when you are asking or replying to a question about the cost of something: · "I like your new shirt - how much was it?" "It was only fifteen pounds."· I can't remember how much the flight cost. I think it was around $400.
if something is done, sold etc at a cost of a particular amount, that is how much it costs - used especially in news reports: · Surveys are being conducted in 10 European States at a cost of £50 million.
if something that you buy sets you back a particular amount of money, usually a large amount, that is how much it costs, especially when you think that it is very expensive: set somebody back £200/$400 etc: · A good quality saxophone will set you back at least £1000.set somebody back: · If she's hoping to buy a new sportscar, it's going to really set her back!
if a product is priced at a particular price that is how much the person who makes or sells it has decided it should cost: · The book, which is priced at £38, will be available in the shops from September.· I watched a demonstration of their new cordless phone, priced at $350.
to cost a particular amount of money - use this especially when you think this is more than it is worth: sell for £400/$600 etc: · Clothes with designer labels sell for ridiculous prices nowadays.· Houses in this area are selling for over $400,000.go for £100/$250 etc: · Watches like that are going for about £15 in the market.go to somebody for £100/$250 etc: · The painting finally went to a private collector for $60 million.
if something fetches a particular price, it is sold for that price or someone receives that amount of money by selling it, especially at a public sale: fetch £40/$500 etc: · It's a very old car, but I'm still hoping it'll fetch around £200.· Van Gogh's "Sunflowers' was expected to fetch more than $20 million.
British spoken use this to ask what the total cost of something is, especially a job someone has already done for you or something you have already received: · "The mechanic's just about finished working on your car, sir." "Thanks, and what's the damage?"·
to calculate how much something costs
to calculate the total cost of a plan or process - used especially in business contexts: be costed: · The project had been incorrectly costed and the money ran out before it could be completed.get/have something costed: · It would be a good idea to get the plan costed before presenting it to the board.
to decide how much a product should cost: be priced: · Porsche said its new 911 Carrera 4s would be very competitively priced.· Please get your fruit and vegetables weighed and priced before you take them to the checkout.
a statement that says how much money it will probably cost to build or repair something: · The final cost was £2000 higher than the original estimate.estimate for: · I've asked the builders to give us an estimate for fixing the roof.
also quote informal a written statement of exactly how much money something will cost, especially a service: · Get a few quotations from different firms so that you can compare prices.
to take or ask for an amount of money in return for something you are selling
if someone charges an amount of money for a service or product, that is how much you pay for it: · Lawyers charge such high fees, but they never seem short of clients.charge £5/$60 etc for: · My piano teacher charges £9 for a half hour class.· Small shops charge much higher prices for the same products.charge somebody £5/$60 etc: · The cheapest doctor we could find charged us four hundred francs for a five minute examination.
informal to ask for or expect to be paid a particular amount of money for something that you are selling to another person: · I might be interested in your TV. How much do you want for it?· Bob said he'd give Frank private guitar lessons, but he wanted $60 an hour.
not costing much money
something that is cheap costs very little money, or costs less than you expected: · My shoes were really cheap - they only cost $15.· The cheapest way to get to Chicago is to take the bus.it is cheap to do something: · It's cheaper to phone after six o'clock.relatively cheap (=cheap compared with other things): · Wooden houses are relatively cheap to build.
not expensive - use this especially about things that are of good quality, even though they do not cost a lot: · The furniture is inexpensive but well-made.· a simple, inexpensive meal· Beans and lentils are an inexpensive source of protein.relatively inexpensive (=not expensive compared to something similar): · a hotel that offers air-conditioned rooms at relatively inexpensive prices
especially spoken to not be expensive: · We stayed in a very nice hotel in Vienna and it didn't cost much.it doesn't cost much to do something: · It doesn't cost much to rent an apartment here.
cheap to use or cheap to do - use this about cars, machines, or ways of doing things that do not waste money, fuel etc: · We have a very economical heating system, so the bills aren't too high.be economical to use/run/operate: · This is a well-designed car that is also very economical to run.it is more economical to do something: · It's more economical to buy the big packet - it's only 50p more than the small one.
cheap enough for most people to be able to buy: · Single mothers often have trouble finding affordable child care.· We have a vast range of cars to choose from at affordable prices.
: low-cost housing/heating/transport etc intended to be cheap to use, buy, rent etc: · If you want low-cost transport and regular exercise, a bike is ideal.· If elected, he promised to build more low-cost housing in the city.· The US is giving low-cost loans to help under-developed countries in the region.
especially written if a product is low in price , it is cheap to buy: · Nikon's latest camera is low in price and easy to use.· The "Pocket-Pack" range of toys are very low in price and will provide hours of pleasure for the kids.
: low-budget film/movie/ production etc one that has been made very cheaply: · My first acting job was in a low-budget horror movie with a terrible plot.
: budget hotel/flight/accommodation etc budget hotels, flights etc are very low in price: · The Tourist Information Office will give you a list of budget hotels in the area.
spoken use this to say that you have enough money to buy or do something, and you should buy or do it: · "I'm not sure if I should buy this suit.'' "Come on! It won't break the bank!''without breaking the bank (=without having to pay a lot of money): · This guide lists 900 of the best places in which to eat without breaking the bank.
extremely expensive
especially spoken, informal if something costs a fortune , it is very expensive: · What a beautiful car - it must have cost a fortune.cost somebody a fortune: · We had to eat out every night - it ended up costing us a fortune.cost a fortune to do something: · It'll cost a fortune to get that old car of his repaired.cost an absolute fortune: · The hotel was great, but it cost an absolute fortune.
British informal to be very expensive: · I can't imagine how she affords to send her kids to that school - it must cost a bomb.· Good shoes needn't cost the earth.cost somebody a bomb/the earth: · The divorce cost me a bomb.
a price or cost that is astronomical is extremely high: · The painting was sold for an astronomical price.· Tuition at private universities has become astronomical.
spoken to be very expensive: · That carpet must have cost an arm and a leg.cost somebody an arm and a leg: · Getting good health insurance these days costs an arm and a leg.
expensive
something that is expensive costs a lot of money, more than other things of the same type: · She spends most of her money on expensive clothes.· Do you have any less expensive cameras?· Taxis are so expensive - that's why I usually take the bus.expensive to make/run/buy etc: · Movies are incredibly expensive to make these days.
especially spoken if something, especially something you do, costs a lot it is expensive: · I managed to find the bike I wanted but it cost a lot.· It costs a lot of money to go to medical school, you know.cost a lot (of money) to do something: · Did it cost a lot to fly to Rio?
if the price or cost of something is high , it costs a lot: · Rents in central London are very high.· The cost of living is higher in Denmark than in Germany.· Increased production costs will mean higher prices for consumers.
a plan, activity etc that is costly is too expensive and wastes money - used especially about plans carried out by governments or companies: · The finance committee rejected their plan because they said it was too costly.· Caring for the park's swans is a costly business - roughly $26,600 per year.costly mistake: · Buying all those computers was a costly mistake.
spoken informal if you say it's going to cost you or it'll cost you when someone wants to buy something, you mean it will be expensive for them: · You can get new parts specially made for these, but it'll cost you.· There are some places that can mend the suit in a couple of hours, but it's going to cost you.
informal to be expensive - use this especially when you think that even though something is expensive, it is still worth buying: · Gibson guitars sound great, but they don't come cheap.· It would be great if we could hire her, but with all her experience, she won't come cheap.
informal very expensive or too expensive - use this especially when you are deciding whether or not to buy something: · Let's not eat here - it's too pricey.· The tickets were kind of pricey, but the show was good.
British expensive - use this especially about things you buy in shops: · Those strawberries look a bit dear.· The blue jacket is slightly dearer, but it's much better material.· No, you can't have an ice-cream - they're too dear.
not costing any money
something that is free costs no money: · Parking is free after 6 pm.· "How much is it to get into the concert?" "Oh, I think it's free."· The clinic offers free advice on contraception.· I'm saving these tokens to get a free poster.
to be free: · Luckily I was insured, so the treatment didn't cost anything.cost nothing/not cost anything to do something: · It doesn't cost anything to get advice from them.· The competition costs nothing to enter, just send a postcard with your name and address.
without having to pay for something that you would normally have to pay for: · He offered to fix the car for nothing.· Fans were allowed into the stadium for nothing as a way of celebrating.· Children under five can see the show for free.
without having to pay - used especially in advertisements and official notices: · Guests can park free of charge all day.· Copies of the leaflet can be obtained free of charge from your local library.· This policy ensures that you get emergency medical treatment free of charge when travelling abroad.
if there is no charge for a service that someone provides, you do not have to pay for it: · "How much is the prescription?'' "No charge -- students are exempt from payment.''· Entry to the museum costs £3, but there is no charge on Wednesdays and Sundays.no charge for: · There is no charge for cashing these travellers' cheques.
if drinks or meals are on the house , they are given to you by the owner of the bar or restaurant that you are in and you do not have to pay for them: · On New Year's Eve, he offered a glass of champagne to everyone, on the house.· The owner let us have the first bottle of wine on the house.
if a service is provided at no cost to someone, they do not have to pay for it: · The Helpline provides advice on all types of personal problems at no cost to the caller.· Treatment at the health center is available at no cost to students.
if a shop or a company provides an additional service at no extra cost, they do it without asking you for any more money: · Many activities are available at the hotel at no extra cost, but theatre trips and excursions are not included.at no extra cost to: · The store is offering to install satellite dishes at no extra cost to the buyer.
especially written provided without payment: · His work for the church is performed gratis.· You can see some local bands at local clubs absolutely gratis.
to no longer have something important
to no longer have something important or valuable, such as your job or your home, because it has been destroyed or taken away from you: · I'll lose my job if the factory closes.· We lost our home and all our belongings in the fire.lose your sight/hearing etc (=lose the ability to see/hear etc): · Professor Wilkes lost his sight in an accident three years ago.
if a mistake, accident etc costs you something important such as your job or your health, you lose that important thing because of it: cost somebody something: · Another mistake like that could cost you your job.· All this delay has cost the company an important contract.cost somebody his/her life: · Larry's years of hard drinking and living almost cost him his life.
if you achieve something at the cost of something else, you lose something of great importance or value as a result of what you achieve: · An increase in profits was achieved, but only at the cost of hundreds of jobs.
if something is a high price to pay , losing or damaging it is so bad that the advantage you gain as a result is not worth it: be a high price to pay for: · The pollution of our rivers is a high price to pay for agricultural development· Most people know now that getting sunburnt is a high price to pay for a quick tan.be too high a price to pay (for): · The new road has made life easier for commuters, but some say it is too high a price to pay.
to suffer because of bad things you have done or mistakes you have made
· If you tell lies, it is you who will suffer in the end.make somebody suffer · When his mother caught him cheating she really made him suffer.suffer for · All over the world, people are suffering for their political or religious beliefs.· I shouldn't have drunk all that wine - I'll suffer for it tomorrow morning.
to have a bad experience as a way of being punished for something bad that you have done, mistakes you have made etc: pay for: · Miller refused to testify and paid for it by being labelled a communist.make somebody pay: · They think I've forgotten what they did to me, but I'll make them pay.pay dearly: · She drank far too much at the party and paid dearly for it the next day.pay the price/the penalty: · Tony didn't do any studying all year but paid the price when it came to the exams.
British to suffer or start having problems as a result of mistakes or decisions you made at an earlier time: · The school overspent on its budget last year, and now it's having to count the cost.count the cost of: · We are now counting the cost of our earlier mistakes.
if a mistake costs someone dearly or costs someone dear , they suffer a great deal because of it: · This scandal could cost the government dearly.· It was only a small mistake, but it cost us very dear.
if you know or find out something to your cost , you realize that something that happened or something you did at an earlier time is now causing problems or is likely to cause problems in the future: · As we now know to our cost, the disease is highly contagious.· Many people have found out to their cost that insurance policies do not always cover damage from flooding.
if you do something at a cost to someone or something, that person suffers because you do it: · She's struggled to keep the family going on her own -- at considerable cost to herself.· Ms Gideon has defended her cause at great cost to her personal and political reputation.
WORD SETS
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price, nominal value, non-payment, nounnon-recurring, adjectivenote issuance facility, NPV, NTA, number-cruncher, nounOEIC, offer for sale, nounoff-market, adjectiveon demand, adverbopen interest, nounopen-market, adjectiveopen outcry, nounoperating income, option, nounoption premium, option pricing model, options contract, order-driven, adjectiveorigination, nounoutflow, nounoutturn, nounoutward investment, overallotment, nounoverborrow, verboverbought, adjectiveovercapitalized, adjectiveovergeared, adjectiveoverissue, nounoverlend, verboverseas investment, overtrade, verbowner-operator, nounP&L, packager, nounpaperchase, nounpar value, pass-through, nounpawn, verbpayables, nounpay and file, nounpaying agent, payout ratio, PDR, pension fund, nounpension plan, nounPE ratio, performance guarantee, permission to build, nounpersonal investment, petrodollars, nounPink Sheets, nounplanning application, plat book, pledgee, nounplot plan, pooling of interests, nounpork bellies, nounportfolio, nounpoundage, nounppd., prelease, verbpremium bond, nounpresale, nounprice-sensitive, adjectiveprimary share, prime-1, nounprime tenant, principal, nounprivate company, private income, nounprivate investment, privately-owned, adjectiveprivate placing, proceeds, nounprofit-taking, nounpro-forma, adjectivepro-forma invoice, prompt date, prompt note, property, nounproperty investment, pro rata, adjectiveprorate, verbpublic investment, publicly-held, adjectivepurchase journal, nounpurchases account, purse, nounp.w., quote-driven, adjectiveramping, nounrandom walk, nounratable, adjectiverateable value, rate of return, nounrating agency, real, adjectivereal accounts, real estate investment, realization concept, nounrebound, verbreceiver, nounreceivership, nounrecoup, verbrecuperate, verbred ink, nounredlining, nounrefunding, nounRegional Stock Exchange, nounregistered stock, REIT, nounremarket, verbREMIC, nounremit, verbremittance, nounrent, verbrental, nounrent-free, adjectiverepatriate, verbrepurchase agreement, research manager, reserve requirement, reserves, nounresidual value, resource, verbresults, nounretainer, nounretirement plan, nounreturn, verbreturn, nounrevenue, nounreverse share split, risk analysis, nounrisk profile, ROA, root of title, royalty payment, ruin, verbsale and repurchase agreement, sales account, sales budget, sales charge, sales returns account, salvage value, nounsame-store sales, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, nounsaving, nounSavings and Loan Association, nounSEATS, nounsecondary shares, second-tier share, securities house, security rating, self-dealing, nounself-liquidating, adjectiveSETS, nounsettlement date, settling day, nounshare application, share exchange offer, share manipulation, share split, shark repellent, nounshelf registration, Ship, nounshort-covering, nounshort-term gain, sinking fund, nounsiphon, verbsliding peg, nounsmall-cap, nounSOX, nounspeculate, verbspeculation, nounspeculative, adjectivespeculative investment, squeeze, verbstk., stockbrokerage, nounstock count, nounstockholding, nounstock parking, nounstock valuation, stop order, straight line, adjectivestructural analysis, sublet, verbsubsidize, verbsubsidy, nounsubvention, nounsum of the digits, nounsundries account, super voting rights, sustainability index, swaption, nounsystematic risk, technical analysis, technical analyst, technical correction, technicals, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nounterm, nountippee, nountipper, nountip sheets, nountotal, verbtrading loss, trading profit, transfer, verbtransfer agent, transfer register, trigger point, triple-A, adjectivetriple-witching, nountrue and fair view, nountrust, nountrust company, trustee, nountrusteeship, nountrust fund, nounturnover ratio, undercapitalized, adjectiveundercharge, verbunderfunded, adjectiveunder-investment, noununderreport, verbundervalued, verbunderwriting power, unearned income, ungeared, adjectiveunitize, verbunit of account, noununsystematic risk, upfront fee, uptick, nounvault cash, vendor placing, Wall Street, war chest, nounweak, adjectiveworking capital, nounwrite-off, nounwritten-down value, yield spread, yield to call, nounyield to maturity, nounYTD, YTM, zaitech, nounZ-score, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYphrases
· Their hair products are really good but they cost a lot.
· Second hand clothes don’t cost much.
· Calls cost only 2p per minute.
· There’s a one-day course that costs £80 per person.
(=per person)· The meal will cost about £20 per head.
(=cost nothing)· Using the Internet, you can make phone calls that don’t cost a penny.
(=have a very high price)· If you use a lawyer, it will cost you a fortune.
British English (=have a very high price)· He has a new sports car that must have cost a bomb.
(=have a price that is much too high)· A skiing holiday needn’t cost you an arm and a leg.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 An additional charge is made on baggage exceeding the weight allowance.
 a household with an annual income of $60,000
 The average cost of making a movie has risen by 15%.
· Companies keen to increase their profits have to be cost conscious.
· The total construction costs will reach £125 million.
 the most cost-effective way of reducing carbon dioxide emissions
 Airlines are raising fares to cover the rising costs of fuel.
(=reduce the amount you spend running a business, a home etc)· They cut costs by getting rid of staff.
 The weakness in their defense has already cost them dearly this season.
(=costing or spending as little as possible)· The larger a firm becomes the more cost efficient it can become.
 The tree is estimated to be at least 700 years old.
 Residents can use the gym at no extra cost.
 I earn extra for working on Sunday.
(=be very expensive)· It’ll cost a fortune if we go by taxi.
· The increase in fuel costs is severely affecting pensioners.
 If the council loses the appeal, it will incur all the legal costs. the heavy losses incurred by airlines since September 11th
· There was pressure to keep down labour costs.
(=result in deaths/in someone’s death)· That decision may have cost him his life.
· Good food doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.
 They were trying to reduce operating costs.
 It didn’t cost me a penny.
 The grapes cost $2 a pound.
 high-tech production methods
· The government has decided to shoulder the extra cost itself.
 It must have cost him a small fortune.
 The weak European economy will have a spillover effect on the US dollar.
 We agreed to split the cost.
· We must ensure that transport costs are kept low.
· They offered to pay my travel expenses.
 We need to trim costs by £500m.
· The fixed prescription charge conceals from the general public the true cost of medicines.
· He thinks advertising is an unnecessary expense.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Exact price has not been set, but the 9540 is expected to cost about £20,000.· The system costs about $ 35 million a year.· Foam seats in three sizes to fit all racing kayaks will cost about £35 from Arrowcraft.· It will cost about $ 1, 300.· But if a new kitchen were needed in an older property, it would cost about £10,000.· The Wall Street Journal today reported that the project would cost about $ 100 million.· It costs about £600 a treatment and has to be done every two weeks.
· They cost around £21.99 for the plug and £17.99 for the adaptor.· The diesel engines cost around $ 60, 000 each, not including installation.· An eight processor version will cost around £17,000 and a 16 processor machine £27,000.· Macs are slightly cheaper than Windows 95, and Windows 3. 1 costs around $ 8, 000 a year.· Agreed that a cheaper system costing around £600 should be purchased. 4.· At £1,249 it costs around 50 percent more than the Phoenix but it is the most powerful machine.· They cost around £50 a piece, less than a tenth the cost of the gas lasers.· You will need to take the application to its last stage within a year, which will cost around £120.
· The client should be made aware of the benefits to both of you of using your time as cost effectively as possible.· I maintain that it should cost as much to get married as to get divorced.· Some in disbelief that a car so beautiful, so fast and so downright delicious could cost as little as £27,000.· Today, some automobile stereo systems cost as much.· Cover might cost as little as £70 for an £8000 car used on a low-rated circuit by an experienced driver.· Mr Ellison has said the device could cost as little as $ 500.· A new nursery for 25 infants can cost as much as £100,000.· Kurtzman said a modest business site can cost as little as $ 4, 000 with his Houston company.
· Dealing through licensed dealers can cost less than through stockbrokers, but usually costs more.· A basic setup can cost less than $ 1, 300.· The Raptor will cost less than £7000 next year.· Many bottles cost less than $ 19 or $ 3. 75 a glass.· It cost less than a fiver a head - and there wasn't a plate broken all night!· It cost less than $ 1, 000.· Genuine Toyota parts are priced very competitively compared to non-genuine parts - sometimes, the real thing even costs less!· My week at the College of Santa Fe cost less than $ 400, including all meals.
· One with a thermostat will cost more, but may save on running costs in warmer weather.· On a long cruise the courtesy ensigns can cost more than the charts and wear out quicker.· This shift hurts affordability, Mikulecky noted, because single-family homes cost more than attached condominiums.· Although diesels cost more initially than their petrol-engined equivalents, they are economical to run and hold their second-hand value relatively well.· I started charging $ 5 and more people wanted it, because it cost more, so it was suddenly more valuable.· Dealing through licensed dealers can cost less than through stockbrokers, but usually costs more.
· Face-to-face interviews take time and cost much more in relation to the number of respondents interviewed.· It costs much more energy to reach Mars when it is farthest from the Sun.· The Jura are the closest mountains across the Channel and it doesn't cost much to reach them.· College tuition, extraordinary medical expenses, and career compromises can easily cost much more.· Sewers and wells might halt the disease, but cost much more.· It costs much less to support celibate clergy than ministers or rabbis with spouses and children.· Best of all, the safety mattress does not cost much more than standard foam.· It need not cost much to replace a slate or clean a gutter.
· A round of drinks - and two for the ladies - cost nearly £500.· Over seven years, repeal would cost nearly $ 34 billion in lost revenue.· In doing so, they generated a backlash that nearly cost them not only their agenda, but also their majority.· Time and again it nearly cost us our life and that night, on the frozen lake, was no different.· Construction had cost nearly $ 50, 000a goodly sum in 1949.· This is due to be finished this year and has cost nearly £300 million.· Its operations cost nearly $ 1 million an hour, $ 8 billion a year.
· Woolwich Tabernacle, erected between 1895 and 1896, sat 1,690 but cost only £13,936 for both the land and the building.· The ferry costs only two dollars round-trip per person.· She would gladly pay for the additional units but these would cost only to be made available.· Special reports on how to get the free goodies only cost $ 20 each.· Housing committee chairman Bill Dixon said Coun Richmond was wide of the mark and each property would only cost £30,000.· We got a rebate of 11 per-cent from them, so it really only cost us 4 percentage points.· A gift worth £800 to Somerville thus only costs the donor £480.· The innovative approach cost only a small amount more, with no increase in price to the customer.
· The operation would use 11 military cargo planes and would eventually cost over US$200,000,000.· The Hebrew school was going to cost over $ 18o, 000.· Philip was forced to undergo hundreds of private medical tests which cost over six hundred pounds.· The cost of hardware is falling every week, until recently the modem itself could have cost over £400!· But as the recession deepened, no backers could be found for the scheme which had already cost over £1 million.· Tickets that would normally cost over £100 have been made available, through specific community organisations, for £10.· For example, a larger combination microwave which may cost over £3500 is ideal for turning over consistently large batches.· A spiral perm can cost over £100 but don't be tempted to try it at home to save money.
· In the event Berkeley probably cost more than it ever yielded.· At the low end, configuring the router will probably cost staff time.· Full football kit for a discerning 10-year-old will probably cost parents about £40.· The transfer of skills and information probably cost Salomon Brothers hundreds of millions of dollars.· It probably cost us seats at the general election.· In fact, he counselled policies of restraint so severe that he probably cost his boss the 1976 election.· It also probably cost Mr Ayling a peerage.· His suite would probably cost nearer four weeks' salary than two.
· It is concerning PAs and speakers: they just cost too much.· Bush's defence policy would not work, would cost too much and would destabilise the world, said Gore.· He thinks they would cost too much in capital outlay and year-round maintenance.· These older men simply cost too much: they had more vacation time, more pension credit.· He said fraud cases cost too much and happened too late.· His victory had been a Pyrrhic one, costing too much in the lost friendship of the men.· But motoring organisations say it costs too much.· She worked to save money, but was sad that things just cost too much.
NOUN
· The Dome, remember, was going to be built for 45p but ended up costing three-quarters of a billion.· The drug benefit was estimated during the campaign to cost $ 48 billion for roughly four years.· The F-22 fighter would cost over $ 60 billion.· Over seven years, repeal would cost nearly $ 34 billion in lost revenue.· Independent health care experts said such a program could cost $ 5 billion to $ 10 billion a year.· Eavesdropping satellites may cost another $ 3 billion, from the budget of the National Reconnaissance Office.· The Air Force plans to build a total of 21 planes, which cost about $ 2 billion each.
· Shoppers will have more in their pockets and it will not cost companies vast sums to borrow for expansion.· It would cost the several insurance companies more than a million to defend the case.· Paul Brown reports on a problem which will cost the privatised water companies a fortune to clean up Blue-green and deadly.· A scattered, one-day walkout in 1994 cost the company $ 50 million.· Such closures could cost mine companies hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost production.· The latest round of layoffs will cost the company $ 90 million to $ 100 million in one-time charges this quarter.· Even a one-day outage, such as the one that occurred last June, can cost these giant companies $ 100 million.
· FastPort will give your printers the plug and play functionality of printers that cost thousands of dollars more.· It cost a half million dollars to film.· The restrictions on job-placement tests may be costing billions of dollars annually in lost productivity.· The procedure cost five hundred dollars, which Amelia left unpaid.· The kind that cost about a hundred dollars on the black market.· Sometimes he puts on dinner parties that cost thousands of dollars.· Now that it was going to cost fifteen million dollars, though, I wasn't so sure.· The ferry costs only two dollars round-trip per person.
· In Coventry Sir William Lyons produced wonderful engineering and style-but he didn't believe his cars should cost the earth.· He would miss seeing Harry and, besides, a weekend at some hotel would cost the earth.· But ... but it must cost the earth.· A well planned, well made kitchen that doesn't cost the earth.· It would cost the earth, but it had to be safer than Nigel's Aston Martin.· This is a flexible, well-designed machine which produces quality prints and doesn't cost the earth to print them.· It's better than getting a locum in - they cost the earth and sometimes do more harm than good.
· It costs a fortune to run and can not have many years left before scrapping, anyway.· Besides, it costs a fortune.· This would cost me a fortune.· If you are not following them closely you can cost yourself a small fortune and never know it....· That hadn't cost a couple of pounds - it can cost a small fortune.· Of course, everything was done in a way that cost a fortune.· It would cost a fortune to make the house watertight.· Chances are that such a trip would cost a small fortune, because it does not include a Saturday stay.
· It will cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, and may have a knock-on effect.· Chairs, small tables and cabinets may cost several hundred dollars.· It costs many hundreds of thousands to mount a challenge like this.· The procedure cost five hundred dollars, which Amelia left unpaid.· It would cost hundreds of millions of pounds, with work beginning by the end of the century.· So he saves me a dollar and costs me two hundred, and leaves me standing on this platform gnashing my teeth.· Creating a game from a film costs hundreds of thousands of pounds and can take as long as making the movie.· We were told that each scat on the trading floor cost six hundred thousand dollars.
· The Professional's wife, acting as Steward, was dismissed for bad language and automatically it cost her husband his job.· It was a hesitation that would ultimately cost Sculley his job.· I believe that it would cost jobs and cost prosperity in this country.· Labor Secretary Robert Reich said the report proved that raising the minimum wage does not cost jobs.· His plans to slash defence budgets by £6 billion would cost 100,000 more their jobs.· If the current situation does not cost Frieder his job, it should at least force him to re-examine recruiting practices.· The move, which follows a £122.3million loss last year, is expected to cost 1,000 jobs.· Having this child would cost her her job.
· In an extreme case a person may be reinforced by others on a schedule which costs him his life.· Had she not understood clearly, it might well have cost her her life.· Half-flag, half-face, the new image cost the Glasgow life company £50,000 and another £550,000 changing the notepaper etc.· But in blossoming, Jessie unknowingly tears open a decades-old secret that could cost her her life.· Panorama named and confronted a series of suspects for that bombing, which cost 29 lives.· My daughter stayed with her husband, against my advice, and it cost her life.· It could so nearly have cost him his life.· Ultimately, these efforts cost him his life.
· Altogether this little girl has cost us quite a lot of money.· But replacing it with something more attractive is going to cost a lot more than anyone anticipated.· Families cost a lot of money, and John Shakespeare was having a lot of money troubles in those days.· It must have cost him a lot of money.· Slick graphics slides can cost a whole lot more.· Now it appeared that this had not been included and that the necessary procedures could cost a lot extra.· Such a voyage would cost a lot of money.· Some one makes a mistake or a misguided decision, costing your organization lots of time, money, and goodwill.
· It cost $ 200 million to make, and netted global takings of $ 1.8 billion even before the video was released.· According to the latest Pentagon estimate, each new F-22 could cost $ 198 million when development and production costs are calculated.· The system costs about $ 35 million a year.· It cost a half million dollars to film.· Today, a campaign for the House of Representatives could easily cost $ 1 million to wage effectively.· The Wall Street Journal today reported that the project would cost about $ 100 million.
· Supercomputing - High-performance computers costing millions of pounds can not be sited at every university that needs their computational power.· If you do it could cost you millions and mil-lions of dollars. 5.· Thieves and vandals are costing churches millions of pounds each year.· Witnesses testified Wednesday at a board hearing in Washington that it might cost the government millions of dollars to buy the film.· The cost of Christmas cards, free parcels and telegrams is costing the taxpayer millions of pounds, it was claimed yesterday.· Switching to protein substitutes, like soy, could cost millions, but Kessler believes it is worth it.· A leading economist said the changes could cost the industry millions, and hit exploration and appraisal plans.· Long billed as a potentially boundless source of relatively clean energy, fusion research costs hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
· Mr Major has already discovered that repossessions and defaults cost the government money as well as damaging consumer confidence and financial institutions.· That will cost you some money, but it beats letting the customer stew while an employee hunts for a supervisor.· Families cost a lot of money, and John Shakespeare was having a lot of money troubles in those days.· The present had cost her money, and by giving it away Fanshawe had in some sense stolen that money from her.· I don't know what good it did David in the long run because what it did was cost a lot of money.· When the card issuers learned that the gimmicks were costing them money, their idea of creative thinking kicked in.· There is only one solution and it costs money.· Sometimes, it costs big money.
· It won't cost you a penny.· Moira had died before she'd cost anyone a penny.· The Judge said if it had cost one penny more he would have been hanged.· And Moran didn't cost them a single penny!· Oestrogen makes women feel great and it shouldn't cost them a penny.· Warm yourself by the fireside of pure genius and it won't cost you a penny.· She wouldn't cost you a penny.· That will add 33% to its value without costing you a penny extra.
· A longer pair for waders and which are prevented from slipping down by an elasticated band, cost a pound more.· I'd cost him nineteen thousand pounds.· The National Rivers Authority says the clear up will take several days and will cost thousands of pounds.· Supercomputing - High-performance computers costing millions of pounds can not be sited at every university that needs their computational power.· That hadn't cost a couple of pounds - it can cost a small fortune.· Philip was forced to undergo hundreds of private medical tests which cost over six hundred pounds.· It cost two million pounds, and includes the latest in video technology, as Adrian Britton reports.· It's cash only for all trips costing less than twenty-five pounds, of course.
· This production has cost £50,000, most coming from local sponsors.· Divas are often the financial linchpins for opera productions costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.· They keep their production costs low and help the environment by recycling waste material such as newspapers and household plastic bottles.
· This project will cost £10,000, with half of the money coming from Climb for the World.· The Wall Street Journal today reported that the project would cost about $ 100 million.· At the time, the project was estimated to cost $ 213 million.· The whole project would cost £50 million, of which some £6 million has been spent.· That project is expected to cost $ 55million.· The entire project will cost $ 40 million to $ 50 million, said Russell Johnson, Tenneco Energy spokesman.
· The consultant had charged over £66,000 for his work and the computer system had cost in the region of £75,000.· The system costs about $ 35 million a year.· Agreed that a cheaper system costing around £600 should be purchased. 4.· Today, some automobile stereo systems cost as much.· If they adopted that system which costs nothing you would avoid patients' frustration and give the health service a better name.· The device component of the system will cost $ 15, 000, though Gensia expects that many hospitals will lease it.· Bundling a £60 printer in a system costing over £1,000 isn't doing the overall package justice.· Ignoring how the system works has already cost millions of people their financial dreams.
· Non payment costs the taxpayer millions of pounds a year, so today roadside checkpoints were set up to stop drivers at random.· Loan Association, a debacle that cost taxpayers upward of $ 2 billion.· Smoking claims thousands of lives every year and treatment for the effects of the habit costs the taxpayer millions of pounds annually.· This trip, he calculated, would cost the taxpayers slightly over a million dollars.· His case could cost the taxpayer up to £20,000.· The cost of Christmas cards, free parcels and telegrams is costing the taxpayer millions of pounds, it was claimed yesterday.· The resulting bailout will ultimately cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars.
· It will cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, and may have a knock-on effect.· Creating a game from a film costs hundreds of thousands of pounds and can take as long as making the movie.· Divas are often the financial linchpins for opera productions costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.· It costs thousands of pounds to draw up the documentation.· These old bodies could cost a new employer thousands in worker comp.· FastPort will give your printers the plug and play functionality of printers that cost thousands of dollars more.· Sometimes he puts on dinner parties that cost thousands of dollars.
· Hasn't anyone told Mrs Thatcher that bottled water can cost a thousand times as much as water from the tap?· It cost five times as much to obtain a customer than to keep one. 5.· This would put many routers costing three times the price to shame.· With solar-generated electricity costing several times more than other energy options, corporate interest dried up.· Wealth category Can cost anything over 10 times as much as the yardstick rugs.· But they say the repairs needed would cost three times that amount.· It is estimated that this will cost 10 times as much as the original research.
· Billed as a potential rival to Gleneagles, the development was to cost £60m in total.· The final three phases, costing a total of $ 140 million, will follow if federal funding is available.· The flowers and arranging fee cost a total of £395.
VERB
· Plans for the complex were first revealed in September 1990 and it was estimated it would cost £100 million to build.· It will also be possible to buy converter boxes, estimated to cost $ 200.· This it estimated would cost between £120 million and £225 million because it would need major civil engineering works.· She said the city had estimated it would cost $ 170 million but the private firm bid $ 110 million.· Violence is conservatively estimated to cost $ 15. 5 billion a year in medical care nationwide.· Police estimate that it cost $ 5m to build.· He estimates the dispute will cost his company $ 400, 000 over the next decade.
· It is expected to cost a reasonable £4000.· Repairs were expected to cost 100,000,000 roubles and to take six months.· That project is expected to cost $ 55million.· The move, which follows a £122.3million loss last year, is expected to cost 1,000 jobs.· The test is expected to cost $ 40.· The decommissioning of the waste is expected to cost up to E35Om over a 20-year period.· The driver is expected to cost the city about $ 100 a day.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • And, for those who work in the travel and tourism industry, this tax could cost them their jobs.
  • His plans to slash defence budgets by £6 billion would cost 100,000 more their jobs.
  • I believe that it would cost many people their jobs and would cause far more damage than good.
  • It could cost them their lives.
  • The most far-reaching internal investigation in Phoenix police history cost four officers their jobs Friday for purchasing banned rifles under false pretenses.
► cost somebody dear/dearly
  • If you give credit two things will happen: it will cost you money and give you problems.
  • The more successful we are at extending longevity, the more it will cost us.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cost a bomb► buy something at the cost/expense/price of something
  • Any careful cost-benefit analysis will show that every social practice and institution has limitations and presents difficulties as well as opportunities.
  • Does this enable the court to take into account the comparative social utility of the product and apply a cost-benefit analysis?
  • Easing actions were subject to an instant cost-benefit analysis.
  • Economists have long been calling for safety regulations to be subject to cost-benefit analysis.
  • Environmental intangibles have been built into the cost-benefit analysis in the same way as they are for road schemes.
  • Few laws require cost-benefit analysis for new rules and many actively prohibit it.
  • The port should have the results of a cost-benefit analysis within 120 days, Bowman said.
  • The third approach to merger policy is the cost-benefit approach.
► the cost of living
  • The school overspent on its budget last year, and now it's having to count the cost.
  • We are now counting the cost of our earlier mistakes.
  • As we wait at the station are we still counting the cost, and weighing consequences in the balance?
  • But many Cotswold traders are now counting the cost of a lost weekend.
  • I sat and began to count the cost in dirhams, then dollars, then pounds to the boy's father.
  • Left: Sinead counts the cost of caring.
  • Meanwhile residents of Ewyas Harold have been counting the cost of yesterdays flooding.
  • Remember the New Testament warning, before you undertake a project, be sure to count the cost.
  • So count the cost of the holocaust Stand up and fight For peace.
  • We count the cost when we are deprived of activities and things we enjoy.
  • It is a case of mission creep gone wildly over the top.
► cost somebody dear
  • And they allow boat owners the chance to defray costs by chartering out their vessels through the club.
  • Donations are welcome to defray expenses.
  • The price of the ticket has been kept low and it is necessary to run raffles to defray expenses.
  • A well planned, well made kitchen that doesn't cost the earth.
  • But ... but it must cost the earth.
  • He would miss seeing Harry and, besides, a weekend at some hotel would cost the earth.
  • In Coventry Sir William Lyons produced wonderful engineering and style-but he didn't believe his cars should cost the earth.
  • It is possible to pay the earth for beauty products.
  • It would cost the earth, but it had to be safer than Nigel's Aston Martin.
  • This is a flexible, well-designed machine which produces quality prints and doesn't cost the earth to print them.
  • Barnardo's had to draw £1.7 million from its reserves to meet costs.
  • Cars, food, and clothes are cheaper, but services like plumbers cost a packet.
  • I don't care if it costs a packet!
► cost a pretty penny
  • After the publicists, casting directors began to shoulder the burden.
  • He failed to shoulder the responsibility, which Government should shoulder, for imposing the tax in the first place.
  • I think everyone has got to shoulder the responsibility for defeat, not just Graham.
  • It does indeed make those who require nursing care through no fault of their own shoulder the cost.
  • Voice over Swindon is one of the eighties boom towns which has had to shoulder the burden of recession.
  • Why, he asked, should the taxpayer shoulder the burden of expropriation?
  • Additional disk space is a dollar or two per megabyte per month, depending on total amount.
  • Microcell bid only in southern Ontario for a total cost of $ 19.2-million.
  • Multiply the number of widths by the number of pattern repeats per drop to give the total number of pattern repeats required.
  • The total amount of contributions and tax paid by each employee is entered on the P35.
  • The total cost has been several million pounds more than budgeted.
  • The total number of jobless rose to 615, 830 from 609, 670.
  • The total number of registered voters was 1,732,000 aged 16 and over.
1 (past tense and past participle cost) [linking verb] to have a particular price:  A full day’s activities will cost you £45. His proposals could cost the taxpayer around £8 billion a year. How much would it cost us to replace?not cost somebody a penny (=cost nothing) It won’t cost you a penny for the first six months.cost a (small) fortune/a pretty penny (=have a very high price) It’s costing us a fortune in phone bills.cost a bomb/a packet British English (=have a very high price) What a fantastic dress. It must have cost a bomb! Lighting can change the look of a room and needn’t cost the earth (=have a price which is too high). Getting that insured is going to cost you an arm and a leg (=have a very high price).GRAMMAR: Linking verbsCost is a linking verb that links the subject of the sentence with a noun, often an amount: · Tickets cost $15.· A second-hand car doesn’t cost much.2cost somebody their job/life/marriage etc when something makes you lose your job etc:  Joe’s brave action cost him his life. His strong stand on the issue could have cost him his job. Bad management could be costing this club a chance at the title.3cost somebody dear/dearly to make someone suffer a lot or to lose something important:  A couple of missed chances in the first half cost them dear. The scandal has cost Nicholson dearly.4 (past tense and past participle costed) [transitive] to calculate the total price of something or decide how much the price of something should be:  We’ll get the plan costed before presenting it to the board.GRAMMAR Cost is often passive in this meaning.5it will cost you spoken used to say that something will be expensive:  Tickets are available, but they’ll cost you!COLLOCATIONSphrasescost a lot· Their hair products are really good but they cost a lot.not cost much· Second hand clothes don’t cost much.cost something per minute/hour/year etc· Calls cost only 2p per minute.cost something per person· There’s a one-day course that costs £80 per person.cost something per head (=per person)· The meal will cost about £20 per head.not cost (somebody) a penny (=cost nothing)· Using the Internet, you can make phone calls that don’t cost a penny.cost a fortune/cost the earth (=have a very high price)· If you use a lawyer, it will cost you a fortune.cost a bomb/a packet British English (=have a very high price)· He has a new sports car that must have cost a bomb.cost an arm and a leg (=have a price that is much too high)· A skiing holiday needn’t cost you an arm and a leg.THESAURUScost to have a particular price: · The book costs $25.· A new kitchen will cost you a lot of money.· It’s a nice dress and it didn’t cost much.be especially spoken to cost a particular amount of money: · These shoes were only £5.be priced at something to have a particular price – used when giving the exact price that a shop or company charges for something: · Tickets are priced at $20 for adults and $10 for kids.retail at something to be sold in shops at a particular price – used especially in business: · The scissors retail at £1.99 in department stores.sell/go for something used for saying what people usually pay for something: · Houses in this area sell for around £200,000.fetch used for saying what people pay for something, especially at a public sale: · The painting fetched over $8,000 at auction.· A sports car built for Mussolini is expected to fetch nearly £1 million at auction.set somebody back something informal to cost someone a lot of money: · A good set of speakers will set you back around £150.come to if a bill comes to a particular amount, it adds up to that amount: · The bill came to £100 between four of us.
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