costs
English meaning: Costs
Definition
To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
Example
“It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world.”
Another example: “Repairing the roof costs more than we expected.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Third-person singular or plural verb form of 'cost', meaning to require payment of a price or to cause a loss. Also a plural noun ('legal costs', 'cut costs'). Very high-frequency, neutral register; common in finance and law.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'coster', from Latin 'constare' 'to stand firm, cost', from 'com-' + 'stare' 'to stand'; 14th century.
Related Words
- nonacademic
- grandfathered
- dwindling
- incurred
- catastrophe
- exemption
- exceed
- articulation
- pupil
- approval
Common Collocations
- costs money
- cut costs
- running costs
- legal costs
- at all costs
- costs a fortune
Word Forms
cost (v); costs; cost (past); costing; cost (n)
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Maturity = 146,932.81 · Interest earned = 46,932.81
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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