Cost
31cost — Expense; price. The sum or equivalent expended, paid or charged for something. See also actual cost costs net cost rate costing cost bond …
32cost — Expense; price. The sum or equivalent expended, paid or charged for something. See also actual cost costs net cost rate costing cost bond …
33cost — v. & n. v. (past and past part. cost) 1 tr. be obtainable for (a sum of money); have as a price (what does it cost?; it cost me pound50). 2 tr. involve as a loss or sacrifice (it cost them much effort; it cost him his life). 3 tr. (past and past… …
34cost — COST1 s.n. Sumă de bani cheltuită pentru producerea sau cumpărarea unui bun, efectuarea unei lucrări, prestarea unui serviciu etc. ♢ Costul vieţii = totalitatea cheltuielilor pentru bunuri alimentare şi nealimentare, precum şi a serviciilor… …
35cost — /kɒst / (say kost) noun 1. the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the cost of a new car is very high. 2. a sacrifice, loss, or penalty: *it is more important to have meaningful relationships with other human beings… …
36cost — {{11}}cost (n.) c.1200, from O.Fr. cost (12c., Mod.Fr. coût) cost, outlay, expenditure; hardship, trouble, from V.L. *costare, from L. constare, lit. to stand at (or with), with a wide range of figurative senses including to cost. The idiom is… …
37cost — The expenditure on goods and services required to carry out the operations of an organization. There are a number of different ways of defining cost, the major ones being average cost, first in first out cost, historical cost, last in first out… …
38cost — verb (past and past participle cost) 1》 require the payment of (a specified sum) in order to be bought or obtained. ↘cause or require the expenditure or loss of. ↘informal be expensive for: it ll cost you. 2》 (past and past participle… …
39cost — [[t]kɔst, kɒst[/t]] n. v. cost, for11 13, cost•ed, cost•ing. 1) the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything 2) an outlay or expenditure of money, time, etc 3) a sacrifice, loss, or penalty: to work at the cost of one s… …
40cost — /kɒst/ noun 1. the amount of money which has to be paid for something ● What is the cost of a first class ticket to New York? ● Computer costs are falling each year. ● We cannot afford the cost of two cars. ♦ to cover costs to produce enough… …
