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cost
1 countable/uncountable the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, pay for, or do somethingcost of: A rise in interest rates will increase the cost of borrowing. cover the cost of something (=be enough to pay for something): We need money to cover the cost of heating. the cost of doing something: The cost of rebuilding the theatre will be £13 million. at a cost of: We’re organizing a trip to London, at a cost of £15 per head (=for each person). cost to: This scheme helps homeless people at no cost to the taxpayer. Synonyms and related words See alsothe cost of living
Verbs frequently used with cost as the object ▪ cover, cut, defray, incur, meet, offset, recoup, recover, reduce
2 countable/uncountable damage or loss that is caused to something good or worth havingcost of: the serious environmental costs of the new road network cost to: They decided to divorce, whatever the cost to their children. at a cost of: The plant closed down at a cost of over 1,000 jobs. the social/human costs of something: the social costs of unemployment Synonyms and related words 3 costs plural money that an individual or organization must spend regularly on things like electricity, rent, and travelHigher fuel prices will lead to increased costs for car owners. Housing and office costs are very high in Tokyo. cut/reduce costs: New technology has helped us to cut costs. Synonyms and related words 3a all the money that a business must spend to produce something or to provide a serviceAt these prices, we are not even covering our costs. Synonyms and related words
See alsorunning costs See alsooperating costs 4 costs plural legalmoney that someone involved in a court case must give in order to help to pay for the lawyers and the court, usually after they have lost the caseHe was ordered to pay a fine of £250 plus £100 costs. Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous legal terms
at a cost at all costs at cost to your cost
cost
1 countable/uncountable the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, pay for, or do somethingthe cost of doing something: The cost of rebuilding the theater will be $13 million. at a cost of: We’re organizing a trip to New York, at a cost of $300 per person. cost to: This scheme helps homeless people at no cost to the taxpayer. cover the cost of something (=be enough to pay for something): We need money to cover the cost of heating. cost of: A rise in interest rates will increase the cost of borrowing. Synonyms and related words See alsothe cost of living
Verbs frequently used with cost as the object ▪ cover, cut, defray, incur, meet, offset, recoup, recover, reduce
2 countable/uncountable damage or loss that is caused to something good or worth havingcost of: the serious environmental costs of the new road network cost to: They decided to divorce, whatever the cost to their children. at a cost of: The plant closed down at a cost of over 1,000 jobs. the social/human costs of something: the social costs of unemployment Synonyms and related words 3 costs plural money that an individual or organization must spend regularly on things like electricity, rent, and travelcut/reduce costs: New technology has helped us to cut costs. Higher fuel prices will lead to increased costs for car owners. Synonyms and related words 3a all the money that a business must spend to produce something or to provide a serviceAt these prices, we are not even covering our costs. Synonyms and related words
See alsooperating costs 4 costs plural legalmoney that someone involved in a court case must give in order to help to pay for the lawyers and the court, usually after they have lost the caseHe was ordered to pay a fine of $500 plus $250 costs. Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous legal terms
at a cost at all costs at cost to your cost
cost
verb transitive UK /kɒst/ 1 if something costs an amount of money, that amount is needed in order to buy it, pay for it, or do itA new computer costs around £1,000. cost someone something: Unemployment costs the taxpayer billions each year. cost something per minute/hour/year etc: Calls cost 36p per minute. cost something per person/head/adult etc: Dinner cost £35 per person including wine. cost something to do something: How much does it cost to hire a bike? Synonyms and related words
To cost someone an amount of money 2 to cause someone to lose something good or valuableThe merger will cost jobs. cost someone something: His decision to take the car cost him his life. cost someone dearly (=cause a serious loss): We made two mistakes that cost us dearly. Synonyms and related words
To have a bad effect, or to reduce a good effect 3 cost or cost out| past tense | costed | | past participle | costed |
to calculate exactly how much something will costAll your proposals must be costed before we can consider them. Synonyms and related words
Setting, controlling and changing prices and costs bargain beat down bottom out
cost an arm and a leg cost a fortune/the earth/a bomb it’ll cost you cost
verb transitive US /kɔst/ 1 if something costs an amount of money, that amount is needed in order to buy it, pay for it, or do itA new computer costs between $500 and $3,000. cost someone something: Unemployment costs the taxpayer billions each year. cost something per minute/hour/year etc.: Calls cost 36 cents per minute. cost something per person/head/adult etc.: Dinner cost $35 per person including wine. cost something to do something: How much does it cost to rent a bike? Synonyms and related words
To cost someone an amount of money 2 to cause someone to lose something good or valuableThe merger will cost jobs. cost someone something: His decision to take the car cost him his life. cost someone dearly (=cause a serious loss): We made two mistakes that cost us dearly. Synonyms and related words
To have a bad effect, or to reduce a good effect 3 cost or cost out| past tense | costed | | past participle | costed |
to calculate exactly how much something will costAll your proposals must be costed before we can consider them. Synonyms and related words
Setting, controlling and changing prices and costs
cost an arm and a leg cost a fortune something costs money it’ll cost you |