cost
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- noun
- /kɔst/
- From our point of view, it is much more cost-effective if there are stable placements.
- costs and benefits
- opportunity cost
- high costs
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Watch on YouTubeWell, that's a cost that was worth paying.
- Well, that's a cost that was worth paying.
- And when the stakes become high, the cost of mistakes feels great.
- Which then would prolong our cost and pain significantly.
- And that has cost, you know, to the team.
- And that's, that's the, that's the real hidden cost of this entire system.
- But think about the real cost, the full cost.
- That that is the that is the cost of innovation.
- So there is a cost always.
- Those are the social costs of the antisocial century.
- So there's a lot of cost for making a mistake.
- And So what was it that reduced the cost of exit?
- Connect to the true cost of continuing this addiction.
- It's almost like then at any cost help them back.
- So I guess that's also a cost to it as well.
- But it just because there's such a high cost to the danger.
Examples
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However, there is a cost and that cost is inflation.
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And when the stakes become high, the cost of mistakes feels great.
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So what I care about is the cost of the old plant now.
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But think about the real cost, the full cost.
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This, for example, shows the cost of energy by various sources.
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Although implementing health care reform will be expensive and challenging, the cost of failure is higher.
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Big decisions will have to be made as to the cost of its rebuilding.
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What are the ecological, social, and economic costs and benefits of different mechanisms of conservation financing?
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In the city where this global phenomena is a local hero, they've already started counting the cost.
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The cost of repairing the house was much higher than we anticipated.
Synonyms
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What you must give up to get something else
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5.9
The harm or damage an event causes to people and property
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3.5
A loss of something important because of another choice
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
Money spent to run and maintain a business or building, like utilities and insurance
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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
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7.2
The minimum return a business needs on an investment to keep its market value and attract money
- Specialized
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Money you spend when you buy or sell something, for example finding information and making agreements
- Specialized
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4.0
How much you pay now to buy a new item that does the same job as the old one
- Specialized
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4.2
Money companies pay to deliver goods to customers, like shipping and advertising
- Specialized
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5.1
A way for a company to record and study how much money it spends to make and sell products
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A regular business cost that does not change when production changes, like rent and insurance
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3.5
A number showing how much money a typical household needs for basic goods and services
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Money you pay to keep something, for example storage, repairs, insurance, and lost income
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A contract that pays a contractor for all costs plus an agreed fee or percentage
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4.9
A person who records and controls costs of making goods or services
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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
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6.3
Total money a company spends to make products or services work well and fix problems
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Money a company loses when faulty products or services cause problems for customers and the company
- Specialized
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Money and time spent to reach an agreement, such as talking and preparing a contract
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Money needed to make an exact copy of a building or item after reducing for loss in value
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The change in total cost when you produce one more or one less item
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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
How Costly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cost (sacrifice) grew from the money meaning: first it meant a fixed 'price', and later it also meant any 'price' you must give, like effort, loss, or time. That's why we speak of the cost of peace or fame as the sacrifices people must make.