coast /kōst/ or (obsolete) cost or coste /kōst, (also, eg Spenser) kost/

1. The border of land next to the sea
2. The seashore
3. (often with cap; with the) the Pacific coast of the USA (N American)
4. A side (obsolete)
5. A limit or border (obsolete)
6. A region (obsolete)
7. Direction (obsolete)
8. Footing, terms (Spenser)
9. A hill suitable for tobogganing (N American)
10. An act or period of sliding down a slope

1. To sail along or near a coast
2. To travel downhill on a sledge, on a cycle without pedalling or in a motor car out of gear
3. To glide
4. To succeed or proceed with minimum effort
5. (also obsolete cost) to approach (obsolete)

To sail by or near to

coastˈal adjective

coasteerˈing noun

An adventure sport involving travelling along cliffs before jumping down from them into the sea

coastˈer noun

1. A vessel engaged in coastal trade
2. A person or thing that coasts
3. A container or mat for a decanter or glasses on a table
4. In W Africa, a European resident
5. (usu with cap) in NZ, an inhabitant or native of the West Coast of South Island

coastˈing adjective

1. Keeping near the coast
2. Trading between ports in the same country

1. The act of sailing, or of trading, along the coast
2. Sliding downhill

coastˈward or coastˈwards adverb

Toward(s) the coast

coastˈwise adverb

Along or by the coast

Carried on along the coast

coastˈguard noun

1. An organization with responsibility for watching coastal waters to prevent smuggling and illegal fishing, to assist shipping, and for life-saving
2. A member of this organization

coastˈguardsman noun (chiefly US).

coastˈland noun

Land along a coast

coastˈline noun

1. The line or boundary of a coast
2. Shoreline

coastline effect see shore effect under shore¹

coast-to-coastˈ adjective

Covering the whole country, nationwide

coastˈ-waiter noun (historical)

A custom-house officer for coasting shipping

the coast is clear

There is no obstacle or danger in the way

cost¹ /kost/

1. To be obtainable at a price of
2. To involve an expenditure of
3. To require to be outlaid or suffered or lost

To estimate the cost of production of

1. What is or would have to be outlaid, suffered or lost to obtain anything
2. (in pl) the expenses of a lawsuit

costing noun

An estimation of the cost of something

costˈliness noun

costˈly adjective

1. Bought or sold at a high price
2. Valuable

costˈ-account transitive verb

costˈ-accountant noun

A person who analyses and classifies elements of cost, eg material, labour, etc, or who devises systems of doing this

costˈ-accounting noun

cost centre noun

A department, process or piece of equipment for which costs can be worked out as part of the costing process in business

cost-effecˈtive or cost-effiˈcient adjective

Giving adequate return for outlay

cost-effecˈtiveness or cost efficiency noun

cost-freeˈ adjective

Free of charge (also adverb)

cost plus noun

A work contract where payment is based on the actual production cost plus an agreed percentage of that cost as profit

cost-plusˈ adjective

cost price noun

The price the dealer pays for goods bought

cost push noun (economics)

Inflation due to rising production costs (also cost-push inflation)

at all costs or at any cost

No matter what the cost or consequences may be (also (old) cost what may)

cost-benefit analysis (or assessment)

The comparison of the cost of a particular course of action with the benefits (to be) derived from it

cost of living

The total cost of goods ordinarily required in order to live up to one's usual standard

cost of living index

An official number showing the cost of living at a certain date compared with that at another date taken as a standard

cost someone dear (or dearly)

To prove very costly or detrimental to someone

count the cost

1. To assess the risks of an action before attempting it
2. To comprehend fully the unfortunate consequences of an action

prime cost

The price of production, without regard to profit or overhead expenses

to one's cost

With some loss or disadvantage

cost² or coste /kost/

A Spenserian form of coast

To approach

• Landsthing
• Landsting
• Landsturm
• land-surveying
• land-surveyor
• land-surveyors
• Landtag
• land tax
• land taxes
• land-value
• land-values
• land-waiter
• land-waiters
• landward
• landwards
• Landwehr
• landwind
• landwinds
• land with
• land-yacht
• Londoner
• Londonese
• Londonian
• London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
• Londonise