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Meaning of 'cost' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cost [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Cost
2 . Cost [ n.]
- A rib; a side; a region or coast.
- See Cottise.
3 . Cost [ v. t.]
- To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort cost his life.
- To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
- The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense; hence, whatever, as labor, self-denial, suffering, etc., is requisite to secure benefit.
- Loss of any kind; detriment; pain; suffering.
- Expenses incurred in litigation.

Meaning of 'cost' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cost [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
Example in sentence:
  • he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection;
  • he puts a high price on his services;
  • the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver
Meaning (2):
- value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
Example in sentence:
  • the cost in human life was enormous;
  • the price of success is hard work;
  • what price glory?
3 . cost [ v]
Meaning (3):
- be priced at
Example in sentence:
  • These shoes cost $100
Meaning (4):
- require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
Example in sentence:
  • This mistake cost him his job

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