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cost
noun [S or U] (SOMETHING LOST/GIVEN) /kɒst/
/kɑːst/ Definition
B2 something that is given, needed, or lost in order to get a particular thing: We were going to paint the house ourselves, but when we considered the cost in time and effort, we decided to get a painter to do it for us. The driver managed not to hit the child who ran in front of his car, but only at the cost of injuring himself. She has finally got the job she wanted, but at great personal cost (= she has had to give up other things that were important to her). It's not worth getting into an argument with Tim, as I learned to my cost (= from my unpleasant experience of having done so).Costs and expenses
(Definition of cost noun (SOMETHING LOST/GIVEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- admission noun (ALLOWING IN)
- carrying charge noun
- charge noun (MONEY)
- consideration noun (MONEY)
- cost noun (MONEY SPENT)
- cost-of-living index noun
- deposit bottle/can noun
- deposit noun (MONEY)
- face value noun
- guide price noun
- maintenance noun (MONEY)
- make/put a dent in sth idiom
- out-of-pocket expenses noun
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