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Commoncost
The correct spelling is cost.
How to pronounce cost
/ˈkɑst/
verbIPA: /ˈkɑst/
Say it like: Cos-t
The correct spelling is cost. To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price. For example: "It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."
Usage Examples
“It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world.”
“Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives.”
“I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
- 2.To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.
- 3.To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
- 4.To calculate or estimate a price.
noun
- 1.Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
- 2.A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.
- 3.Manner; way; means; available course; contrivance.
- 4.Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic.
- 5.A rib; a side.
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