cost

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kɔst, kɑst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kôst, kost)

Inflections of 'cost' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
costs
v 3rd person singular
costing
v pres p
costed
v past (Senses relating to estimating or determining cost only)
cost
v past (All other usages)
costed
v past p (Senses relating to estimating or determining cost only)
cost
v past p (All other usages)

Collocations for "cost"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cost" in context.

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cost

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [shipping, handling, production] costs
  2. [extra, hidden] costs
  3. [starting, startup, outlay, initial] costs
  4. [daily, monthly, yearly, accumulated] costs (of)
  5. has a [total, final] cost of
  6. has an average cost of
  7. [save, reduce, eliminate] costs
  8. the costs are [high, exorbitant, astronomical, reasonable, affordable]
  9. a [high, low] cost of living
  10. the cost of living in
  11. have a cost of [$4]
  12. are selling the [items, products] at cost
  13. at no cost [to you, upfront]
  14. at no extra cost (to you)
  15. at little or no cost
  16. avoid [it, him, the neighborhood] at all costs
  17. [win, succeed, get there] at any cost
  18. they won, but at a [severe, heavy] cost
  19. [do, accomplish, achieve] it, whatever the cost
  20. the cost per [unit, hour, ounce]
  21. the cost of a new [computer, house, car]
n as adj
  1. a cost [increase, decrease, analysis]
  2. a cost-effective [strategy, purchase]
  3. a low-cost [airline, brand, option]
  4. a cost-cutting [measure, plan, exercise]
  5. a cost of living [raise, increase]
  6. sell it at cost price
v
  1. it costs [$100, twice as much]
  2. it costs too much (for me)
  3. it costs [about, over, around] [$50]
  4. can cost anywhere from [$10] to [$50]
  5. cost [me, taxpayers, investors, the government, the company] [millions]
  6. cost (him) his life
  7. how much does it cost?
  8. cost (me) [an arm and a leg, a small fortune]
  9. cost a [product, project, new plant]
'cost' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
SOB - accommodation - acquisition - add - added - adjust - adjustment - affordable - altogether - analysis - annual - any - approximately - arm - balloon - banner - billion - cheap - compromise - concern - constant - consumption - cover - cutting - damage - divorce - dollar - drawback - each - enormous - equivalent - escalation - estimate - estimated - extra - factor - fare - forfeit - fortune - foul - freight - fund - gauge - grand - gross - halve - handful - heavy - high - hundred

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