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cost

The correct spelling is cost.

How to pronounce cost

/ˈkɑst/
verb

IPA: /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. 1.To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
  2. 2.To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.
  3. 3.To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
  4. 4.To calculate or estimate a price.

noun

  1. 1.Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
  2. 2.A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.
  3. 3.Manner; way; means; available course; contrivance.
  4. 4.Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic.
  5. 5.A rib; a side.

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