Cost

Quick meaning: Cost is a verb meaning (transitive, ditransitive) To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

Meaning

(transitive, ditransitive) To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, ditransitive) To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.
2. To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
3. To calculate or estimate a price.
4. (transitive, colloquial) To cost (a person) a great deal of money or suffering.
5. Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
6. A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.
7. (obsolete) Manner; way; means; available course; contrivance.

Example Sentences

though it cost me ten nights' watchings

to do him wanton rites, which cost them woe

This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.

LUKE: "That little droid is going to cost me a lot of trouble."

Word Forms

• costs
• costing
• costed

Synonyms for cost

Depending on context, synonyms include be, price, toll.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include price, be, toll, charge, purchase, pay.

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