cost

Meaning

to have a price of; to require payment; to cause loss

The amount of money needed to buy or do something.

Example Sentences

This book will cost twenty dollars.

The cost of living has increased significantly.

Example Expressions

at all costs

Synonyms

price, charge, expense, value, fee

Entry 1

price, charge, expense, value

Entry 2

price, expense, charge, fee

Antonyms

earn, profit, gain, save, saving

Entry 1

earn, profit, gain, save

Entry 2

profit, saving

Collocations

cost money, cost dearly, cost fortune, cost nothing, cost effectiveness, high cost, cost of living, production cost, cost savings

Entry 1

cost money, cost dearly, cost fortune, cost nothing, cost effectiveness

Entry 2

high cost, cost of living, production cost, cost savings