cost
Amount of money, time, etcAmount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
» The mistake cost him his head.
Der Fehler kostete ihn seinen Kopf. — Wolf
Der Fehler kostete ihn den Kopf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ошибка стоила ему головы. — marafon
Ця помилка коштувала йому голови. — deniko
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6 senses(countable, uncountable)Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
The total cost of the new complex was an estimated $1.5 million.
We have to cut costs if we want to avoid bankruptcy.
Kosten
расхо́дыrasxódy, сто́имостьstóimostʹ
коштkošt, ва́ртістьvártistʹ
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
(countable, uncountable)A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.
Spending all your time working may earn you a lot of money at the cost of your health.
The army won the battle decisively, but at a cost of many lives.
Verlust, Ausgaben
изде́ржкиizdéržki, затра́тыzatráty, цена́cená
Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic.
A cottise.
(obsolete)Manner; way; means; available course; contrivance.
(obsolete)A rib; a side.
Examples
2286 sentencesThe mistake cost him his head.
Ця помилка коштувала йому голови. — deniko
ruОшибка стоила ему головы. — marafon
deDer Fehler kostete ihn seinen Kopf. — Wolf
How much do these glasses cost?
Скільки коштують ці окуляри? — deniko
ruСколько стоят эти очки? — sharptoothed
deWie viel kosten diese Brillen? — sigfrido
That cost a lot of money.
Це дорого коштувало. — deniko
deDas hat viel Geld gekostet. — Waldelfe
How much did the tickets cost?
Скільки коштували квитки? — deniko
ruСколько стоили билеты? — marafon
deWie viel haben die Fahrkarten gekostet? — Esperantostern
It won't cost you a thing.
Це тобі нічого не коштуватиме. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cost, coust, from costen (“to cost”), from the same source as above.From Middle English cost, coust, from costen (“to cost”), from the same source as above.
From Middle English cost, from Old English cost (“option, choice, possibility, manner, way, condition”), from Old Norse kostr (“choice, opportunity, chance, condition, state, quality”), from Proto-Germanic *kustuz (“choice, trial”) (or Proto-Germanic *kustiz (“choice, trial”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“to enjoy, taste”).
From Middle English coste, from Old French coste, from Latin costa. Doublet of coast and cuesta.
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Forms
plural: costsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
38 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Shopping and money — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- cost a lot
- going to cost
- the cost of
- cost of living
- cost more than
- cost to get
- cost as much
- at all costs
- cost too much
- cost more
- cost thirty dollars
- the airport costs