cost
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1.0
- noun
- /kɔst/
- Now, how are you going to bring down the cost of food and groceries?
- cost-effective
- low-cost
- high costs
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Watch on YouTubeThe climate plan will reduce the cost of of utilities.
- The climate plan will reduce the cost of of utilities.
- Yeah, because the costs have just gone way, way up.
- So why can the cost go up more in the US?
- The main challenge to CAR T cells is their cost, which is enormous.
- And so who's covering the cost of taking these guys out?
- You can double the cost and have the same profits.
- Everything must be sourced and done at minimum cost humanly possible.
- I just think find the lowest cost, high quality source you can.
- One is that wine and the cost of it, how much you should spend.
- That means the taxpayers won't bear the cost of the bailout.
Examples
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Before starting the project, we need to calculate the total cost involved.
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Several hundred pounds per group, including the cost of lunch, materials, and equipment for making memory prompts.
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So this is at least the actual cost, OK.
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So the first one is just the cost of building a single unit.
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Yeah, because the costs have just gone way, way up.
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So why can the cost go up more in the US?
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The goal should not be to simply move costs around; it must be to reduce them overall.
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The main challenge to CAR T cells is their cost, which is enormous.
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That's the cost of the food in these here bags.
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Now, more than ever before, commissioning the most cost-effective treatments and services is crucial in the NHS.
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Synonyms
∞
1.0
The amount of money you must pay to buy something
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1.7
Money used to buy goods and services
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1.0
Money paid for a service or right
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2.7
An amount of money spent for work or business
267
2.3
An amount of money paid for a service
123
5.6
Money that a person or organization spends
18
6.9
An amount of money spent on something
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2.1
The amount of money you pay to buy something
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
Money spent to run and maintain a business or building, like utilities and insurance
- Specialized
12
3.9
A careful comparison of costs and benefits to decide if benefits outweigh costs
- Specialized
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3.1
Money you pay in interest and fees to use money from a bank or another person
- Specialized
5
7.2
The minimum return a business needs on an investment to keep its market value and attract money
- Specialized
5
4.1
Money you spend when you buy or sell something, for example finding information and making agreements
- Specialized
3
4.0
How much you pay now to buy a new item that does the same job as the old one
- Specialized
2
4.2
Money companies pay to deliver goods to customers, like shipping and advertising
- Specialized
1
5.1
A way for a company to record and study how much money it spends to make and sell products
- Specialized
1
3.7
A regular business cost that does not change when production changes, like rent and insurance
- Specialized
1
3.5
A number showing how much money a typical household needs for basic goods and services
- Specialized
1
6.4
Money you pay to keep something, for example storage, repairs, insurance, and lost income
- Specialized
1
6.7
A contract that pays a contractor for all costs plus an agreed fee or percentage
- Specialized
1
4.9
A person who records and controls costs of making goods or services
- Specialized
1
3.7
A payment that automatically increases when prices rise to help people afford things
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3.2
An amount of money that a seller charges to prepare and pack an order for delivery
- Specialized
1
6.3
Total money a company spends to make products or services work well and fix problems
- Specialized
1
5.7
Money a company loses when faulty products or services cause problems for customers and the company
- Specialized
1
4.8
Money and time spent to reach an agreement, such as talking and preparing a contract
- Specialized
1
6.9
Money needed to make an exact copy of a building or item after reducing for loss in value
- Specialized
1
6.9
The change in total cost when you produce one more or one less item
- Specialized
1
4.9
The total money a company spends to make sure products are good and to fix problems when they are not
- Specialized
A study of the costs of making a product to see how they affect profit
- Specialized
A rise in general prices caused by higher production costs like wages and raw materials
- Specialized
Money spent to check that products or services meet quality standards
- Specialized
Money a company loses when faulty products reach customers, for example from returns or repairs
- Specialized
Costs a company pays when it finds and fixes or throws away defective products before they reach customers
Money spent to check that people follow a contract and to act if they break it
- Specialized
Money spent to stop problems in a product or process before they happen
- Texting
Money you pay to process a transfer on a digital money network, often higher when the network is busy
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Cost (money) comes from the same Latin root constare via Old French, and it became the word for the amount you must 'pay' to buy or do something. So the modern cost is simply the 'price' you give for an item or service.