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cost
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- pronunciation:
- kawst
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
The cost of something is the amount of money you have to pay to buy it.
Isla's mom says the cost of her ballet lessons is much higher this year. She doesn't know if she has enough money to pay for them.- synonyms:
- charge, price
- similar words:
- amount, bill, expense, fee, payment, rate, value
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| definition 2: |
The cost of making something, is the amount of money needed to make it.
Prices are higher for shoes in the stores now because the cost of making them has gone up.- synonyms:
- expense
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| related words: |
admission, fare, figure, worth |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
costs, costing, cost |
| definition: |
When something costs money, it means that you have to pay money to buy it. If something costs five dollars, you have to pay five dollars for it.
It costs a dollar extra to get chocolate sauce on your ice cream.- synonyms:
- sell for
- similar words:
- amount to
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| related words: |
price |
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