cost (A1)
noun, verb
Pronunciation: /kɒst/
Definition
The amount of money that you have to pay for something.
Examples
What is the cost of this book?
The cost of living has gone up.
We need to know the total cost before we buy it.
How to Use cost
- cost of (prepositional phrase)
- The price of a specific thing or service. — "What is the cost of the train ticket?"
- cost to (prepositional phrase)
- The amount of money needed for someone to do something. — "It will cost too much to travel there."
- cost somebody (collocation)
- To require someone to pay a certain amount. — "The new phone cost me $500."
- cost somebody dearly (idiom)
- To cause someone to suffer greatly or lose something important. — "His arrogance cost him the promotion."
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