to cost
- verb
- /kɔst/
- There is no doubt that these mistakes cost many thousands of lives.
- cost him his job
- cost him dearly
- cost lives
And, and maybe the first one you build might cost you some unhappiness.
- And, and maybe the first one you build might cost you some unhappiness.
- No, because that would cost way too much energy, Right?
- I'll fight and if it cost me everything, fine.
- That's a trade off that doesn't cost me anything in the long term.
- So all of that cost time and money.
- Cost you your job, cost you your company.
- They take a stance, but they're taking a stance cost them absolutely nothing.
- So it eventually inaction will cost you in.
- You don't say his unexplained reversal cost millions their livelihoods.
Examples
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But I probably just cost my sister her job.
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I'll fight and if it cost me everything, fine.
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- It definitely cost England the match.
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Firing her would cost us a fortune.
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-This trip is costing me a fortune.
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The slightest mistake could cost a person her life in the camp.
Fiction book (1991) -
Dennis yelled at Ivy, telling her that she had cost them ten thousand dollars.
Fiction book (1991) -
And it's under these conditions that you're gonna be forced to make split-second decisions that could cost you your life.
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Even a one-day delay in shipment may cost the companies the profit of the entire cargo.
Academic text (1990) -
Making poor decisions can cost you many opportunities in life.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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Money spent to run and maintain a business or building, like utilities and insurance
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A careful comparison of costs and benefits to decide if benefits outweigh costs
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The minimum return a business needs on an investment to keep its market value and attract money
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Money you pay in interest and fees to use money from a bank or another person
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A regular business cost that does not change when production changes, like rent and insurance
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Money you spend when you buy or sell something, for example finding information and making agreements
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How much you pay now to buy a new item that does the same job as the old one
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Money companies pay to deliver goods to customers, like shipping and advertising
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Money you pay to keep something, for example storage, repairs, insurance, and lost income
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A way for a company to record and study how much money it spends to make and sell products
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A person who records and controls costs of making goods or services
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A number showing how much money a typical household needs for basic goods and services
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A contract that pays a contractor for all costs plus an agreed fee or percentage
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The total money a company spends to make sure products are good and to fix problems when they are not
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A study of the costs of making a product to see how they affect profit
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A rise in general prices caused by higher production costs like wages and raw materials
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A payment that automatically increases when prices rise to help people afford things
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The change in total cost when you produce one more or one less item
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Money spent to check that products or services meet quality standards
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Money and time spent to reach an agreement, such as talking and preparing a contract
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Money a company loses when faulty products reach customers, for example from returns or repairs
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Money a company loses when faulty products or services cause problems for customers and the company
An amount of money that a seller charges to prepare and pack an order for delivery
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Costs a company pays when it finds and fixes or throws away defective products before they reach customers
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Total money a company spends to make products or services work well and fix problems
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Money needed to make an exact copy of a building or item after reducing for loss in value
Money spent to check that people follow a contract and to act if they break it
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Money spent to stop problems in a product or process before they happen
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Money you pay to process a transfer on a digital money network, often higher when the network is busy
How Costly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cost (to cause loss) is an extension of the price idea: if something 'costs' you something, you have to 'pay' for it in another way. That's why saying an action cost someone their job or life means it took that thing away like a heavy 'price'.