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C0671800 (kôst)n.1. An amount paid or required in payment for a purchase; a price.2. The expenditure of something, such as time or labor, necessary for the attainment of a goal: "Freedom to advocate unpopular causes does not require that such advocacy be without cost" (Milton Friedman).3. costs Law Charges incurred in bringing litigation, including court fees and charges that may be payable by the losing party, but usually not including attorneys' fees.v. cost, cost·ing, costs v.intr. To require a specified payment, expenditure, effort, or loss: It costs more to live in the city.v.tr.1. To have as a price.2. To cause to lose, suffer, or sacrifice: Participating in the strike cost me my job.3. past tense and past participle costed To estimate or determine the cost of: The accountants costed out our expenses.Idiom: at all costs Regardless of the expense or effort involved; by any means.

[Middle English, from Old French, from coster, to cost, from Latin cōnstāre, to be fixed, cost; see constant.]

cost′less adj.

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Adv.

at all costs - regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her life at all cost"at any cost, at any expense

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不惜任何代价

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(kost) – past tense past participle cost – verb1. to be obtainable at a certain price. This jacket costs 75 dollars; The victory cost two thousand lives.价值为...2. (past tense, past participle ˈcosted) to estimate the cost of (a future project). The caterer costed the reception at three hundred dollars.估计价格 noun the price to be paid (for something). What is the cost of this coat?费用ˈcostly adjective costing much. a costly wedding-dress.昂贵的ˈcostliness noun昂贵costs noun plural the expenses of a legal case. He won his case and was awarded costs of $500.诉讼费at all costs no matter what the cost or outcome may be. We must prevent disaster at all costs.不惜任何代价

at all costs

In any way possible, regardless of risk or expense. Please, save my husband at all costs—I can't live without him! I hope my foot heals quickly—I try to avoid going to the doctor at all costs.See also: all, cost

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and at any costFig. regardless of the difficulty or cost; no matter what. I intend to have that car at all costs. Mary was going to get that job at any cost.See also: all, cost

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Also, at any cost or price . Regardless of the expense or effort involved, by any means. For example, Ann told the doctor to preserve her mother's sight at all costs, or It seems the company plans to develop the product at any cost, or I'm determined to get vacation time at any price. [Mid-1800s] See also: all, cost

at ˈall costs

whatever has to be done, suffered, etc: He is determined to win at all costs.See also: all, cost

at all costs

Regardless of the expense or effort involved; by any means.See also: all, cost

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adv regardless of the cost involved

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