Definition of cost Cost

/kɑˈst/ - [kast] - cost

We found 27 definitions of cost from 7 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: costs

cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
  outgo, outlay, spending, expenditure money paid out; an amount spent
  disbursal, disbursement, expense a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"
  capital expenditure the cost of long-term improvements
  payment the act of paying money
  ransom money, ransom the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
  cost overrun excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget"
  cost of living average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing); "a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation"
  borrowing cost the cost of borrowing something
  distribution cost any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc)
  handling charge, handling cost the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order)
  marketing cost the cost of marketing (e.g., the cost of transferring title and moving goods to the customer)
  production cost combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods
  replacement cost current cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of equal effectiveness
  physical value, reproduction cost cost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation)
  unit cost calculated cost for a given unit of a product
  terms, damage, price the act of damaging something or someone
  price the high value or worth of something; "her price is far above rubies"
  opportunity cost cost in terms of foregoing alternatives
  portage carrying boats and supplies overland
cost - the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection"
  monetary value, price
  value relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe
  average cost total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units
  differential cost, incremental cost, marginal cost the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output
  expensiveness the quality of being high-priced
  assessment the market value set on assets
cost - value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?"
  price, toll
  value relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe

Verb

costs, costing, cost  

cost - be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
  be
  be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
  knock back, put back, set back slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"
cost - require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"
  necessitate, need, postulate, call for, require, demand, ask, involve, take require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cost (n.)
    A rib; a side; a region or coast.
  • cost (n.)
    See Cottise.
  • cost (imp. & p. p.)
    of Cost
  • cost (v. t.)
    To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort cost his life.
  • cost (v. t.)
    To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
  • cost (v. t.)
    The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense; hence, whatever, as labor, self-denial, suffering, etc., is requisite to secure benefit.
  • cost (v. t.)
    Loss of any kind; detriment; pain; suffering.
  • cost (v. t.)
    Expenses incurred in litigation.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cost
    In economics, the value of the factors of production used by a firm in producing or distributing goods and services or engaging in both activities.\n(Source: GREENW)
  • cost
    The amount of money paid per unit for a good or service.
  • cost
    To be priced at.
  • cost
    To require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cost
    kost, v.t. to bring a certain price: to require to be laid out or suffered:—pa.t. and pa.p. cost.—n. what is laid out or suffered to obtain anything: (pl.) expenses of a lawsuit.—adj. Cost′-free, free of charge.—n. Cost′liness.—adv. Cost′ly, of great cost: high-priced: valuable.—Cost price, the price which the merchant pays.—Prime cost, the price of production, without regard to profit. [O. Fr. couster (Fr. coûter)—L. constāre, to stand at.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • cost
    In heraldry, one of the diminutives of the bend. It is a fourth part of the bend, and is usually borne in couples, with a head between.

Part of speech

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  • cost, verb, present, 1st person singular of cost (infinitive).
  • cost, verb (infinitive).
  • cost, verb, past participle of cost (infinitive).
  • cost, verb, past simple of cost (infinitive).
  • cost, noun, singular of costs.

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