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cost

verb

/kɔːst/

Meaning

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

The amount of money needed to buy or do something.

This book will cost twenty dollars.

The cost of living has increased significantly.

at all costs

price, charge, expense, value, fee

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price, charge, expense, value

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price, expense, charge, fee

earn, profit, gain, save, saving

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earn, profit, gain, save

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profit, saving

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

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

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

The mass or large size of something; to gain mass or volume.

temporary leave of absence from work, especially that granted to an employee or soldier

A settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions; or to weaken or put at risk.

A solid piece of hard material; to stop movement or progress.

a shallow container used for cooking; also means to criticize severely (verb)

a small domesticated animal used for hunting; to search or uncover something persistently