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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
cost    Audio Help   [kawst, kost] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, cost or, for 10–12, cost·ed, cost·ing.
–noun
1.the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the high cost of a good meal.
2.an outlay or expenditure of money, time, labor, trouble, etc.: What will the cost be to me?
3.a sacrifice, loss, or penalty: to work at the cost of one's health.
4.costs, Law.
a.money allowed to a successful party in a lawsuit in compensation for legal expenses incurred, chargeable to the unsuccessful party.
b.money due to a court or one of its officers for services in a cause.
–verb (used with object)
5.to require the payment of (money or something else of value) in an exchange: That camera cost $200.
6.to result in or entail the loss of: Carelessness costs lives.
7.to cause to lose or suffer: The accident cost her a broken leg.
8.to entail (effort or inconvenience): Courtesy costs little.
9.to cause to pay or sacrifice: That request will cost us two weeks' extra work.
10.to estimate or determine the cost of (manufactured articles, new processes, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
11.to estimate or determine costs, as of manufacturing something.
—Verb phrase
12.cost out, to calculate the cost of (a project, product, etc.) in advance: to cost out a major construction project.
—Idiom
13.at all costs, regardless of the effort involved; by any means necessary: The stolen painting must be recovered at all costs. Also, at any cost.
[Origin: 1200–50; (v.) ME costen < AF, OF co(u)ster < L constāre to stand together, be settled, cost; cf. constant; (n.) ME < AF, OF, n. deriv. of the v.]

—Related forms
costless, adjective
cost·less·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. charge, expense, expenditure, outlay. See price. 3. detriment.
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Thesaurus Entries (4 more entries. View all »)
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  cost
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  costly, exorbitant, extravagant, inestimable, invaluable, lavish, prodigal, extortionate
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  cost
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  An amount paid or to be paid for a purchase.
Synonyms:  charge, price
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  cost
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Something expended to obtain a benefit or desired result.
Synonyms:  disbursement, expenditure, expense, outlay
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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cost accounting: see accounting. 
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