COST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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'cc fon' : 'cc cc-ns fon'" role="main" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHdr: { userOptions: false }, stateSearch: { autocomplete: false } })" aria-label="Close header popups" tabindex="0"> <div class="pr cc_pgwn"> <div class="x lpl-10 lpr-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmax lp-m_l-20 lp-m_r-20"> <div class="hdn hdb-m hfl-m"> <div id='ad_leftslot' class='am-default_moreslots ltas'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_leftslot'); });</script> </div> </div> <div class="hfr-m ltab lp-m_l-15"> <div class="tz0"> <div id='ad_topslot' class='am-default_moreslots '> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_topslot'); });</script> </div> </div> <article id="page-content" class="hfl-s lt2b lmt-10 lmb-25 lp-s_r-20 x han tc-bd lmt-20 english" role="main" lang="en" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WebPage"> <div itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization"> <meta itemprop="name" content='Cambridge Dictionary' /> </div> <meta itemprop="headline" content="COST definition: 1. the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something: 2. the amount of money needed for a…. Learn more." /> <meta itemprop="copyrightHolder" content="© Cambridge University Press" /> <meta itemprop="copyrightYear" content="2024" /> <meta itemprop="inLanguage" content="en" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Experiencing and suffering" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Damaging and spoiling" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Accounting" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Costing too much" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Costs & expenses" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Estimating value" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Very important or urgent" /> <h1 class="ti fs fs12 lmb-0 hw superentry">Meaning of <b class='tb ttn'>cost</b> in English</h1> <div class="page"><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cald4" data-tab="ds-cald4" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cald4"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cald4"></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div 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event or thing.">noun</span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio1" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/ukc/ukcos/ukcossa004.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/ukc/ukcos/ukcossa004.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio1.load(); audio1.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">kɒst</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio2" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/e/eus/eus71/eus71027.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/e/eus/eus71/eus71027.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio2.load(); audio2.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">kɑːst</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-1"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">cost</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>MONEY SPENT</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00007119_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00007119_01', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref A2">A2</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/needed" title="needed" rel="">needed</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buy" title="buy" rel="">buy</a>, do, or make something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">at no extra cost</span> <span class="eg deg">When you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buy" title="buy" rel="">buy</a> a new <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/computer" title="computer" rel="">computer</a>, you usually get <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/software" title="software" rel="">software</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/included" title="included" rel="">included</a> at no <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/extra" title="extra" rel="">extra</a> cost.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><a class="lu dlu" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cover-the-cost" title="cover the cost" rel="">cover the cost</a> <span class="eg deg">In most <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/case" title="cases" rel="">cases</a>, two <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/salary" title="salaries" rel="">salaries</a> are <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/essential" title="essential" rel="">essential</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cover" title="cover" rel="">cover</a> the cost of <span class="gloss dgloss">(= <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a> for)</span> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/raise" title="raising" rel="">raising</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/family" title="family" rel="">family</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cut the cost</span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/supermarket" title="supermarket" rel="">supermarket</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/chain" title="chain" rel="">chain</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/announce" title="announced" rel="">announced</a> that it was <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cutting" title="cutting" rel="">cutting</a> the cost of all <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/its" title="its" rel="">its</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fresh" title="fresh" rel="">fresh</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/frozen" title="frozen" rel="">frozen</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/meat" title="meat" rel="">meat</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">rising cost</span> <span class="eg deg">It's <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/difficult" title="difficult" rel="">difficult</a> for most <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" title="people" rel="">people</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deal" title="deal" rel="">deal</a> with the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rising" title="rising" rel="">rising</a> cost of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/healthcare" title="healthcare" rel="">healthcare</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><a class="lu dlu" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/at-cost" title="at cost" rel="">at cost</a> <span class="eg deg">I was <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/able" title="able" rel="">able</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buy" title="buy" rel="">buy</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/damaged" title="damaged" rel="">damaged</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/goods" title="goods" rel="">goods</a> at cost <span class="gloss dgloss">(= for only the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/needed" title="needed" rel="">needed</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/produce" title="produce" rel="">produce</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/obtain" title="obtain" rel="">obtain</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/goods" title="goods" rel="">goods</a>, without any <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/extra" title="extra" rel="">extra</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/add" title="added" rel="">added</a> for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/profit" title="profit" rel="">profit</a>)</span>.</span></div> </div></div><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-1-2"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>costs</b></span> <span class="phrase-info dphrase-info"><span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">plural</span> ]</a></span></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00007119_02_panel"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00007119_02_panel', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a 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href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cut costs</span> <span class="eg deg">We need to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cut" title="cut" rel="">cut</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/our" title="our" rel="">our</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advertising" title="advertising" rel="">advertising</a> costs.</span></div> </div></div></div><span class="dbtn"> <a class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb" href="/dictionary/english/costs" title="meaning of costs"> See more </a></span></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section expanded > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">Whether or not we go to Spain for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/our" title="our" rel="">our</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/holiday" title="holiday" rel="">holiday</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/depend" title="depends" rel="">depends</a> on the cost.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Do you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/agree" title="agree" rel="">agree</a> with the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/principle" title="principle" rel="">principle</a> that everyone should <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a> something towards the cost of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/healthcare" title="healthcare" rel="">healthcare</a>?</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/average" title="average" rel="">average</a> cost of a new <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/house" title="house" rel="">house</a> has gone up by 5 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/percent" title="percent" rel="">percent</a> to £76 500.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Their <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/estimate" title="estimate" rel="">estimate</a> of the cost of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/project" title="project" rel="">project</a> was <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wildly" title="wildly" rel="">wildly</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inaccurate" title="inaccurate" rel="">inaccurate</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">My <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/main" title="main" rel="">main</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/concern" title="concern" rel="">concern</a> about <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/moving" title="moving" rel="">moving</a> to London is the cost of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/housing" title="housing" rel="">housing</a>.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/finance/costs-expenses/" title="Words and phrases related to cost in the topic Costs & expenses">Costs & expenses</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="admission charge" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/admission-charge?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">admission charge</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="aliment" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/aliment?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">aliment</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="all in" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/all-in?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">all in</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="at cost" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/at-cost?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">at cost</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="at someone's expense" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/at-expense?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">at <span class="obj">someone's</span> expense</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bank charges" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bank-charges?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bank charges</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="operating" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/operating?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">operating</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="out-of-pocket" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/out-of-pocket?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">out-of-pocket</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="outgo" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/outgo?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">outgo</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="outlay" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/outlay?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">outlay</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="overrun" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/overrun?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">overrun</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="palimony" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/palimony?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">palimony</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="redress" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/redress?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">redress</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="remittance" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/remittance?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">remittance</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="reserve" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reserve?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">reserve</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="RPI" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rpi?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">RPI</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="spend" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spend?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">spend</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="transfer fee" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/transfer-fee?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">transfer fee</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="tune" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tune?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">tune</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="upkeep" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/upkeep?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">upkeep</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/finance/costs-expenses/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to cost in the topic Costs & expenses">See more results »</a> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <script type='text/javascript'> if(typeof iaw !== 'undefined') { iaw.que.push(function() { iaw.setExtraAdSlots(["ad_ringlinkslot"]); iaw.addPageCriteria("cdo_elvl", "A2"); }); } </script> <div id="ad_ringlinkslot"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof iaw !== 'undefined') { iaw.cmd.push(function () { iaw.display("ad_ringlinkslot"); }); } </script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">cost</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>SOMETHING LOST/GIVEN</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00007119_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00007119_03', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">S</span> or <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">something that is given, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/needed" title="needed" rel="">needed</a>, or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lost" title="lost" rel="">lost</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/order" title="order" rel="">order</a> to get a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/particular" title="particular" rel="">particular</a> thing: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost in</span> <span class="eg deg">We were going to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/paint" title="paint" rel="">paint</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/house" title="house" rel="">house</a> ourselves, but when we <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/considered" title="considered" rel="">considered</a> the cost in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/effort" title="effort" rel="">effort</a>, we <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decided" title="decided" rel="">decided</a> to get a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/painter" title="painter" rel="">painter</a> to do it for us.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">at the cost of</span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/driver" title="driver" rel="">driver</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/manage" title="managed" rel="">managed</a> not to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hit" title="hit" rel="">hit</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/child" title="child" rel="">child</a> who <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ran" title="ran" rel="">ran</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/front" title="front" rel="">front</a> of his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/car" title="car" rel="">car</a>, but only at the cost of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/injure" title="injuring" rel="">injuring</a> himself.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">personal cost</span> <span class="eg deg">She has <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/finally" title="finally" rel="">finally</a> got the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a> she <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wanted" title="wanted" rel="">wanted</a>, but at <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/great" title="great" rel="">great</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/personal" title="personal" rel="">personal</a> cost <span class="gloss dgloss">(= she has had to give up other things that were <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/important" title="important" rel="">important</a> to her)</span>.</span></div> </div></div><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-2-2"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>learn <span class="obj dobj">something</span> to <span class="obj dobj">your</span> cost</b></span> <span class="phrase-info dphrase-info"><span class="var dvar">(<span class="lab dlab">also</span> <span class="v dv lmr-0">discover <span class="obj dobj">something</span> to <span class="obj dobj">your</span> cost</span>, <span class="v dv lmr-0">realize <span class="obj dobj">something</span> to <span class="obj dobj">your</span> cost</span>, <span class="v dv lmr-0">find <span class="obj dobj">something</span> to <span class="obj dobj">your</span> cost</span>)</span></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00007119_12_panel"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00007119_12_panel', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/learn" title="learn" rel="">learn</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/discover" title="discover" rel="">discover</a> something because of an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unpleasant" title="unpleasant" rel="">unpleasant</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/difficult" title="difficult" rel="">difficult</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/experience" title="experience" rel="">experience</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">It's not <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/worth" title="worth" rel="">worth</a> getting into an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/argument" title="argument" rel="">argument</a> with Paula, as I <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/learned" title="learned" rel="">learned</a> to my cost.</span></div> </div></div></div><span class="dbtn"> <a class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb" href="/dictionary/english/learn-to-cost" title="meaning of learn something to your cost"> See more </a></span></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">I didn't <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/read" title="read" rel="">read</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/contract" title="contract" rel="">contract</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fully" title="fully" rel="">fully</a> before I <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sign" title="signed" rel="">signed</a> it but I'm <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/count" title="counting" rel="">counting</a> the cost now.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Victory in the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/war" title="war" rel="">war</a> was <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/achieve" title="achieved" rel="">achieved</a> at the cost of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/great" title="great" rel="">great</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/human" title="human" rel="">human</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/suffering" title="suffering" rel="">suffering</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">He <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tried" title="tried" rel="">tried</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fight" title="fight" rel="">fight</a> for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/justice" title="justice" rel="">justice</a>, but in the end the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/personal" title="personal" rel="">personal</a> cost was too high.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">She <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/support" title="supported" rel="">supported</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/refugee" title="refugees" rel="">refugees</a> at <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/great" title="great" rel="">great</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/personal" title="personal" rel="">personal</a> cost.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">I <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/discover" title="discovered" rel="">discovered</a> to my cost that he was a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/violent" title="violent" rel="">violent</a> man.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/finance/costs-expenses/" title="Words and phrases related to cost in the topic Costs & expenses">Costs & expenses</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="admission charge" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/admission-charge?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">admission charge</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="aliment" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/aliment?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">aliment</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="all in" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/all-in?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">all in</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="at cost" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/at-cost?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">at cost</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="at someone's expense" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/at-expense?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">at <span class="obj">someone's</span> expense</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bank charges" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bank-charges?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bank charges</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="operating" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/operating?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">operating</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="out-of-pocket" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/out-of-pocket?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">out-of-pocket</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="outgo" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/outgo?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">outgo</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="outlay" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/outlay?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">outlay</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="overrun" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/overrun?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">overrun</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="palimony" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/palimony?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">palimony</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="redress" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/redress?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">redress</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="remittance" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/remittance?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">remittance</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="reserve" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reserve?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">reserve</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="RPI" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rpi?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">RPI</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="spend" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spend?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">spend</span></span></span> </a> 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role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">kɑːst</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-2-1"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">cost</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="dgram">[T]</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>MONEY</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00007119_05"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00007119_05', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref A2">A2</span> <span class="irreg-infls dinfls "><span class="inf-group dinfg "><b class="inf dinf">cost</b></span> | <span class="inf-group dinfg "><b class="inf dinf">cost</b></span></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">If something costs an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a>, you must <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buy" title="buy" rel="">buy</a> or do it: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">"How much does this <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/book" title="book" rel="">book</a> cost?" "It costs £25."</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">it costs <span class="obj dobj">something</span> to <span class="obj dobj">do something</span></span> <span class="eg deg">It costs a lot to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buy" title="buy" rel="">buy</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/house" title="house" rel="">house</a> in this <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/part" title="part" rel="">part</a> of Sydney.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ two objects</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trip" title="trip" rel="">trip</a> will cost you $1,000.</span></div><div class="daccord fs16"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples </header><div class="had daccord_b"><div class="daccord_lt"><a href="/thesaurus/articles/to-have-a-certain-monetary-value">to have a certain monetary value</a></div><div class="daccord_lb"><ul class="hul-u lmb-10 "><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/cost">cost</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">Hiring a car for the week will cost close to £300!</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/be">be</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">The cakes were £1.50 each or two for £2.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/sell-for">sell for</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">The tickets sell for £100 each. </span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/fetch">fetch</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">The medieval manuscript fetched a record-breaking £1.2 million at auction. </span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/go-for-something">go for something</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">Houses around here usually go for about £500,000. </span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/set-someone-back-something">set someone back (something)</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">Phew, that ring looks like it set you back.</span></span></li></ul><a class="had tb" href="/thesaurus/articles/to-have-a-certain-monetary-value" title="See how to use these synonyms and their opposites."> See more results » </a></div></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00007119_06"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00007119_06', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="irreg-infls dinfls "><span class="inf-group dinfg "><b class="inf dinf">costed</b></span> | <span class="inf-group dinfg "><b class="inf dinf">costed</b></span></span> <div class="lmt-10" ></div><span class="var dvar">(<span class="lab dlab">also</span> <span class="v dv lmr-0">cost sth out </span>)</span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/calculate" title="calculate" rel="">calculate</a> the cost of something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">My <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boss" title="boss" rel="">boss</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="asked" rel="">asked</a> me to cost the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/material" title="materials" rel="">materials</a> for the new <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fence" title="fence" rel="">fence</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gate" title="gate" rel="">gate</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost <span class="obj dobj">something</span> out</span> <span class="eg deg">They costed out the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/production" title="production" rel="">production</a> of these <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/special" title="special" rel="">special</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/box" title="boxes" rel="">boxes</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decided" title="decided" rel="">decided</a> they were too <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expensive" title="expensive" rel="">expensive</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">You're going to have to cost everything out before you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/start" title="start" rel="">start</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/project" title="project" rel="">project</a>. </span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Has <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plan" title="plan" rel="">plan</a> been <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/properly" title="properly" rel="">properly</a> costed?</span></div> </div></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">"How much will the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trip" title="trip" rel="">trip</a> cost?" "No more than £40."</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Smaller <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/car" title="cars" rel="">cars</a> have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/better" title="better" rel="">better</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mileage" title="mileage" rel="">mileage</a> and so cost less to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/run" title="run" rel="">run</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/repair" title="repairs" rel="">repairs</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/our" title="our" rel="">our</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/car" title="car" rel="">car</a> cost much more than we were <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expect" title="expecting" rel="">expecting</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">These <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shoe" title="shoes" rel="">shoes</a> only cost £20.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/projected" title="projected" rel="">projected</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/extension" title="extension" rel="">extension</a> to the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/motorway" title="motorway" rel="">motorway</a> near London is going to cost over £4 million.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/finance/costs-expenses/" title="Words and phrases related to cost in the topic Costs & expenses">Costs & expenses</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="admission charge" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/admission-charge?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">admission charge</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="aliment" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/aliment?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">aliment</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="all in" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/all-in?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">all in</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="at cost" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/at-cost?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">at cost</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="at someone's expense" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/at-expense?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">at <span class="obj">someone's</span> expense</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bank charges" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bank-charges?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bank charges</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="operating" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/operating?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">operating</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="out-of-pocket" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/out-of-pocket?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">out-of-pocket</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="outgo" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/outgo?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">outgo</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="outlay" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/outlay?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">outlay</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="overrun" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/overrun?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">overrun</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="palimony" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/palimony?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">palimony</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="redress" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/redress?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">redress</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="remittance" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/remittance?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">remittance</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="reserve" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reserve?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">reserve</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="RPI" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rpi?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">RPI</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="spend" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spend?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">spend</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="transfer fee" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/transfer-fee?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">transfer fee</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="tune" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tune?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">tune</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="upkeep" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/upkeep?topic=costs-expenses "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">upkeep</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/finance/costs-expenses/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to cost in the topic Costs & expenses">See more results »</a> </div> <div class="lmt-20"> <p>You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:</p> <div> <div class="lmb-5"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/business/accounting/" class="tb" title="Words and phrases related to cost in the topic Accounting">Accounting</a> </div> <div class="lmb-5"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/finance/estimating-value/" class="tb" title="Words and phrases related to cost in the topic Estimating value">Estimating value</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-2-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">cost</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="dgram">[T]</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>DESTROY</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00007119_07"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00007119_07', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> <span class="irreg-infls dinfls "><span class="inf-group dinfg "><b class="inf dinf">cost</b></span> | <span class="inf-group dinfg "><b class="inf dinf">cost</b></span></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/destroy" title="destroy" rel="">destroy</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cause" title="cause" rel="">cause</a> someone to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lose" title="lose" rel="">lose</a> something <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/valuable" title="valuable" rel="">valuable</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost lives</span> <span class="eg deg">Drinking and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/driving" title="driving" rel="">driving</a> costs <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lives" title="lives" rel="">lives</a> <span class="gloss dgloss">(= can <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cause" title="cause" rel="">cause</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accident" title="accidents" rel="">accidents</a> in which <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" title="people" rel="">people</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/die" title="die" rel="">die</a>)</span>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ two objects</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">His <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/affair" title="affairs" rel="">affairs</a> cost him his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/marriage" title="marriage" rel="">marriage</a> <span class="gloss dgloss">(= his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/marriage" title="marriage" rel="">marriage</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/end" title="ended" rel="">ended</a> because of them)</span>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost <span class="obj dobj">someone's</span> life</span> <span class="eg deg">A <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/single" title="single" rel="">single</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/small" title="small" rel="">small</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mistake" title="mistake" rel="">mistake</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nearly" title="nearly" rel="">nearly</a> cost him his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/life" title="life" rel="">life</a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">Alcoholism cost me my <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a>, my <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/health" title="health" rel="">health</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/finally" title="finally" rel="">finally</a> my <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/family" title="family" rel="">family</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Many of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fan" title="fans" rel="">fans</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/believe" title="believe" rel="">believe</a> that the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omission" title="omission" rel="">omission</a> of Heacock from the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/team" title="team" rel="">team</a> cost <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/england" title="England" rel="">England</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/match" title="match" rel="">match</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Ireland <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/squander" title="squandered" rel="">squandered</a> several <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/chance" title="chances" rel="">chances</a>, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/include" title="including" rel="">including</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/penalty" title="penalty" rel="">penalty</a> that cost them the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/game" title="game" rel="">game</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">They <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/won" title="won" rel="">won</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/war" title="war" rel="">war</a>, but it cost millions of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lives" title="lives" rel="">lives</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Writing the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/book" title="book" rel="">book</a> cost me my <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a> and my <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/marriage" title="marriage" rel="">marriage</a>.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/breaking-and-damaging/damaging-and-spoiling/" title="Words and phrases related to cost in the topic Damaging and spoiling">Damaging and spoiling</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="adulterant" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adulterant?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">adulterant</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="adulterate" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adulterate?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">adulterate</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="adulterated" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adulterated?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">adulterated</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="adulteration" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adulteration?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">adulteration</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="applecart" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/applecart?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">applecart</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="butcher" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/butcher?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">butcher</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="drive a wedge between someone idiom" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drive-a-wedge-between?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">drive a wedge between <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="dry rot" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dry-rot?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">dry rot</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="eat" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/eat?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">eat</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="eat away at something phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/eat-away-at?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">eat away at <span class="obj">something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="erode" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/erode?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">erode</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="foul" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/foul?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">foul</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="queer" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/queer?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">queer</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="rain on someone's parade idiom" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rain-on-parade?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">rain on <span class="obj">someone's</span> parade</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="rampage" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rampage?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">rampage</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ravage" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ravage?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ravage</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ravages" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ravages?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ravages</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="seismic" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/seismic?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">seismic</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="sour" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sour?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">sour</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="wreck" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wreck?topic=damaging-and-spoiling "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">wreck</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/breaking-and-damaging/damaging-and-spoiling/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to cost in the topic Damaging and spoiling">See more results »</a> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div><div class="xref idioms hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Idioms</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"><div class="lcs"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/cost-dear" title="meaning of cost someone dear" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">cost <span class="obj dobj">someone</span> dear</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="2"><a href="/dictionary/english/cost-an-arm-and-a-leg-a-small-fortune" title="meaning of cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="3"><a href="/dictionary/english/it-ll-cost" title="meaning of it'll cost you" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">it'll cost <span class="obj dobj">you</span></span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>cost</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" 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dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00003874_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00003874_01', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C/U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/needed" title="needed" rel="">needed</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buy" title="buy" rel="">buy</a>, do, or make something, or an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spent" title="spent" rel="">spent</a> for something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">Education costs <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/continue" title="continue" rel="">continue</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rise" title="rise" rel="">rise</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">Most <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/computer" title="computers" rel="">computers</a> come with <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/software" title="software" rel="">software</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/included" title="included" rel="">included</a> at no <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/extra" title="extra" rel="">extra</a> cost.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/area" title="area" rel="">area</a> has both high-cost and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/low-cost" title="low-cost" rel="">low-cost</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/housing" title="housing" rel="">housing</a>.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00003874_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00003874_02', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C/U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db"><span class="lab dlab"><span class="work_subject dwork_subject">law</span></span> Costs is the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a> given to a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/person" title="person" rel="">person</a> who <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/win" title="wins" rel="">wins</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/legal" title="legal" rel="">legal</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/case" title="case" rel="">case</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a> for the cost of taking the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/matter" title="matter" rel="">matter</a> to a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/law" title="law" rel="">law</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/court" title="court" rel="">court</a>.</div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-1-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">cost</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>SOMETHING GIVEN OR LOST</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00003874_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00003874_03', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">that which is given, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/needed" title="needed" rel="">needed</a>, or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lost" title="lost" rel="">lost</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/order" title="order" rel="">order</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/obtain" title="obtain" rel="">obtain</a> something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">He <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/support" title="supported" rel="">supported</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/refugee" title="refugees" rel="">refugees</a> at <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/great" title="great" rel="">great</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/personal" title="personal" rel="">personal</a> cost.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div><div class="xref idioms hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Idioms</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"><div class="lcs"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/at-any-cost" title="meaning of at any cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">at any cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="2"><a href="/dictionary/english/at-cost" title="meaning of at cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">at cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="3"><a href="/dictionary/english/cost-an-arm-and-a-leg" title="meaning of cost (someone) an arm and a leg" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">cost (<span class="obj dobj">someone</span>) an arm and a leg</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" 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class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio6" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/e/eus/eus71/eus71027.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/e/eus/eus71/eus71027.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio6.load(); audio6.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">kɔst</span>/</span></span><div class="lmt--5" ></div> <span class="irreg-infls dinfls "><span class="inf-group dinfg "><span class="lab dlab">past tense and past participle</span> <b class="inf dinf">cost</b></span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-2-1"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">cost</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="dgram">[T]</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>PAY MONEY</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00003874_07"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00003874_07', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to need you to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/particular" title="particular" rel="">particular</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/order" title="order" rel="">order</a> for you to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buy" title="buy" rel="">buy</a> or do something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trip" title="trip" rel="">trip</a> will cost (you) $1000.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">It costs a lot to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buy" title="buy" rel="">buy</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/house" title="house" rel="">house</a> these <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/day" title="days" rel="">days</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_2' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_2'); });</script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-2-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">cost</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="dgram">[T]</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>GIVE OR LOSE SOMETHING</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00003874_08"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00003874_08', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/forced" title="forced" rel="">forced</a> to give or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lose" title="lose" rel="">lose</a> something in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/order" title="order" rel="">order</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/obtain" title="obtain" rel="">obtain</a> something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">If you give him a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/chance" title="chance" rel="">chance</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hit" title="hit" rel="">hit</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ball" title="ball" rel="">ball</a>, it could cost you the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ballgame" title="ballgame" rel="">ballgame</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>cost</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cbed" data-tab="ds-cbed" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cbed"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cbed"></div> <div class="di-head c_h di_h"><div class="di-title di_t"><h2 class="c_hh"><b class='tb ttn'>cost</b> | Business English</h2></div></div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">cost</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio7" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/ukc/ukcos/ukcossa004.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/ukc/ukcos/ukcossa004.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio7.load(); audio7.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">kɒst</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio8" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio8.load(); audio8.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-1"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00003626_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00003626_01', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> or <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a> that has to be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spent" title="spent" rel="">spent</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/order" title="order" rel="">order</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buy" title="buy" rel="">buy</a>, do, or make something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Some <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" title="people" rel="">people</a> are <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reluctant" title="reluctant" rel="">reluctant</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/seek" title="seek" rel="">seek</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/help" title="help" rel="">help</a> of a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/finance" title="financial" rel="">financial</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advise" title="adviser" rel="">adviser</a> because of the cost.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">the cost of (doing) sth</span> <span class="eg deg">What's the cost of an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/international" title="international" rel="">international</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/call" title="call" rel="">call</a>?</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cut/lower/reduce the cost</span> <span class="eg deg">If <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/state" title="states" rel="">states</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shared" title="shared" rel="">shared</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/risk" title="risk" rel="">risk</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/catastrophe" title="catastrophic" rel="">catastrophic</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/event" title="events" rel="">events</a>, this would <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lower" title="lower" rel="">lower</a> the cost for policyholders.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">increase/raise/push up the cost</span> <span class="eg deg">New <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/standard" title="standards" rel="">standards</a> will <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/increase" title="increase" rel="">increase</a> the cost of making and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/selling" title="selling" rel="">selling</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/diesel" title="diesel" rel="">diesel</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/vehicle" title="vehicles" rel="">vehicles</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">the cost increases/rises/goes up</span> <span class="eg deg">Raw <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/material" title="material" rel="">material</a> costs have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/risen" title="risen" rel="">risen</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fast" title="faster" rel="">faster</a> than <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expected" title="expected" rel="">expected</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">the cost goes down/drops/falls</span> <span class="eg deg">The cost of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/farm" title="farm" rel="">farm</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/subsidy" title="subsidies" rel="">subsidies</a> is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expected" title="expected" rel="">expected</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fall" title="fall" rel="">fall</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/thanks" title="thanks" rel="">thanks</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/large" title="large" rel="">large</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/export" title="exports" rel="">exports</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/healthy" title="healthy" rel="">healthy</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/price" title="prices" rel="">prices</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">an increase/rise in the cost of sth</span> <span class="eg deg">an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/increase" title="increase" rel="">increase</a> in the cost of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/goods" title="goods" rel="">goods</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/service" title="services" rel="">services</a></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">travel/childcare/healthcare costs</span> <span class="eg deg">All <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/travel" title="travel" rel="">travel</a> costs will be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reimburse" title="reimbursed" rel="">reimbursed</a> by <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/employer" title="employer" rel="">employer</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">legal/medical/insurance costs</span> <span class="eg deg"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/republican" title="Republican" rel="">Republican</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/candidate" title="candidates" rel="">candidates</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/offer" title="offered" rel="">offered</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tax" title="tax" rel="">tax</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/credits" title="credits" rel="">credits</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lower" title="lower" rel="">lower</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/health" title="health" rel="">health</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/insurance" title="insurance" rel="">insurance</a> costs.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">high/rising/spiralling cost(s)</span> <span class="eg deg">Spiralling <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fuel" title="fuel" rel="">fuel</a> costs have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hit" title="hit" rel="">hit</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/motorist" title="motorists" rel="">motorists</a> hard.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">additional/average/extra cost</span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/average" title="average" rel="">average</a> cost of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/insure" title="insuring" rel="">insuring</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/family" title="family" rel="">family</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/car" title="car" rel="">car</a> in 2011 was £360.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">estimated/projected cost</span> <span class="eg deg">Total <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/projected" title="projected" rel="">projected</a> cost is $2.5 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/billion" title="billion" rel="">billion</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cover/pay/meet the cost</span> <span class="eg deg">A <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/one-off" title="one-off" rel="">one-off</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/disposal" title="disposal" rel="">disposal</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fee" title="fee" rel="">fee</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cover" title="covers" rel="">covers</a> the cost of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/collection" title="collection" rel="">collection</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/recycling" title="recycling" rel="">recycling</a></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">at a cost of $4 billion/£150,000, etc.</span> <span class="eg deg"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plan" title="plans" rel="">plans</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/build" title="build" rel="">build</a> ten new <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/power" title="power" rel="">power</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/station" title="stations" rel="">stations</a> at a cost of £2 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/billion" title="billion" rel="">billion</a> each</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">the cost to sb</span> <span class="eg deg">"What will the cost to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/taxpayer" title="taxpayers" rel="">taxpayers</a> be?" is the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/question" title="question" rel="">question</a> on everyone's <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lip" title="lips" rel="">lips</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">Strategic <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/alliance" title="alliances" rel="">alliances</a> can <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/provide" title="provide" rel="">provide</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/growth" title="growth" rel="">growth</a> <strong class="cl">at a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fraction" title="fraction" rel="">fraction</a> of the cost of</strong> going it <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/alone" title="alone" rel="">alone</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">Apartments in Brooklyn often <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sell" title="sell" rel="">sell</a> at <strong class="cl"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/half" title="half" rel="">half</a> the cost of</strong> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/apartment" title="apartments" rel="">apartments</a> in Manhattan.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-2"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-2-1"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>costs</b></span> <span class="phrase-info dphrase-info"><span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">plural</span> ]</a></span></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00003626_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00003626_02', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a> that a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/company" title="company" rel="">company</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/organization" title="organization" rel="">organization</a> has to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spend" title="spend" rel="">spend</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/regularly" title="regularly" rel="">regularly</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Company <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/legislation" title="legislation" rel="">legislation</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deal" title="deals" rel="">deals</a> with <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/key" title="key" rel="">key</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/issue" title="issues" rel="">issues</a> such as costs, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advertising" title="advertising" rel="">advertising</a>, and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/promotional" title="promotional" rel="">promotional</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spend" title="spend" rel="">spend</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">the costs of (doing) sth</span> <span class="eg deg">Small <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/company" title="companies" rel="">companies</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/find" title="find" rel="">find</a> it hard to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bear" title="bear" rel="">bear</a> the costs of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/promotion" title="promotion" rel="">promotion</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/distribution" title="distribution" rel="">distribution</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cut/reduce/rein in costs</span> <span class="eg deg">There was a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drive" title="drive" rel="">drive</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cut" title="cut" rel="">cut</a> costs by using fewer <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/supplier" title="suppliers" rel="">suppliers</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">high/rising/escalating costs</span> <span class="eg deg">Escalating costs have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adversely" title="adversely" rel="">adversely</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/affected" title="affected" rel="">affected</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/profit" title="profits" rel="">profits</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu"> increase/rise in costs</span> <span class="eg deg">Technological <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advance" title="advances" rel="">advances</a> have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spark" title="sparked" rel="">sparked</a> most of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rise" title="rise" rel="">rise</a> in costs, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/industry" title="industry" rel="">industry</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/analyst" title="analysts" rel="">analysts</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/claim" title="claimed" rel="">claimed</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">reduction in costs</span> <span class="eg deg">A <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reduction" title="reduction" rel="">reduction</a> in costs should <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/help" title="help" rel="">help</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boost" title="boost" rel="">boost</a> end-of-year <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/figure" title="figures" rel="">figures</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg"><strong class="cl"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/administration" title="administrative" rel="">administrative</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/labour" title="labour" rel="">labour</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/production" title="production" rel="">production</a> costs</strong></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg"><strong class="cl"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/energy" title="energy" rel="">energy</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fuel" title="fuel" rel="">fuel</a> costs</strong></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">additional/actual/extra costs</span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/oft" title="OFT" rel="">OFT</a> said <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/yesterday" title="yesterday" rel="">yesterday</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/credit" title="credit" rel="">credit</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/card" title="card" rel="">card</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/provider" title="providers" rel="">providers</a> could only <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/charge" title="charge" rel="">charge</a> for the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/actual" title="actual" rel="">actual</a> costs of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/processing" title="processing" rel="">processing</a> late <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/payment" title="payments" rel="">payments</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">incur costs</span> <span class="eg deg">Adequate <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/compensation" title="compensation" rel="">compensation</a> should be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/provided" title="provided" rel="">provided</a> for any costs <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/incurred" title="incurred" rel="">incurred</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cover/recover/recoup costs</span> <span class="eg deg">Because <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/private" title="private" rel="">private</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/farmer" title="farmers" rel="">farmers</a> can't <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/recoup" title="recoup" rel="">recoup</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/their" title="their" rel="">their</a> costs, they are <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cutting" title="cutting" rel="">cutting</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/production" title="production" rel="">production</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">costs rise/go up/increase</span> <span class="eg deg"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/joint-chiefs-of-staff" title="Staff" rel="">Staff</a> costs have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/risen" title="risen" rel="">risen</a> by 20% in the past two <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/year" title="years" rel="">years</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">costs come/go down</span> <span class="eg deg">Alternative <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/energy" title="energy" rel="">energy</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/source" title="sources" rel="">sources</a> will <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/become" title="become" rel="">become</a> more <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/widely" title="widely" rel="">widely</a> used as costs come down.</span></div> </div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-3"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00003626_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00003626_03', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span> <span class="ddivide "> </span> <span class="domain ddomain">ACCOUNTING</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a> that is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spent" title="spent" rel="">spent</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/produce" title="produce" rel="">produce</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/goods" title="goods" rel="">goods</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/service" title="services" rel="">services</a>, before any <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/profit" title="profit" rel="">profit</a> is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/add" title="added" rel="">added</a> for the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/manufacturer" title="manufacturer" rel="">manufacturer</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/producer" title="producer" rel="">producer</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Mass-market <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/retailer" title="retailers" rel="">retailers</a> often <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sell" title="sell" rel="">sell</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/item" title="items" rel="">items</a> such as <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bread" title="bread" rel="">bread</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/milk" title="milk" rel="">milk</a> <strong class="cl">at cost</strong> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pull" title="pull" rel="">pull</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/customer" title="customers" rel="">customers</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">Supermarkets were <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accused" title="accused" rel="">accused</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/encourage" title="encouraging" rel="">encouraging</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/irresponsible" title="irresponsible" rel="">irresponsible</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drinking" title="drinking" rel="">drinking</a> by <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/selling" title="selling" rel="">selling</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/beer" title="beer" rel="">beer</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cider" title="cider" rel="">cider</a> at <strong class="cl">below cost</strong>.</span></div> <div class="xref see_also hax dxref-w lmt-25"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">See also</strong><div class="lcs lmt-10 lmb-20"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/cost-price" title="meaning of cost price" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">cost price</span></a></div></div></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_3' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_3'); });</script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-4"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00003626_04"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00003626_04', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span> <span class="ddivide "> </span> <span class="domain ddomain">ACCOUNTING</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a> that a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/company" title="company" rel="">company</a> has to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a> and that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/appear" title="appears" rel="">appears</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/its" title="its" rel="">its</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accounts" title="accounts" rel="">accounts</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/paid" title="paid" rel="">paid</a> for the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lease" title="lease" rel="">lease</a> should be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/enter" title="entered" rel="">entered</a> as a cost in the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/profit" title="profit" rel="">profit</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/loss" title="loss" rel="">loss</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/account" title="account" rel="">account</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/depreciate" title="depreciation" rel="">depreciation</a> of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/value" title="value" rel="">value</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/equipment" title="equipment" rel="">equipment</a> is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/treat" title="treated" rel="">treated</a> as a cost.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-5"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00003626_05"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00003626_05', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">S</span> or <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">something that is given, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/needed" title="needed" rel="">needed</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lost" title="lost" rel="">lost</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/order" title="order" rel="">order</a> to get a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/particular" title="particular" rel="">particular</a> thing: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost to sb/sth</span> <span class="eg deg">We will <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/help" title="help" rel="">help</a> you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/run" title="run" rel="">run</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/business" title="business" rel="">business</a> with less cost to the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/environment" title="environment" rel="">environment</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">at a cost to sth</span> <span class="eg deg">She <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/continued" title="continued" rel="">continued</a> in the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a>, but at a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/great" title="great" rel="">great</a> cost to her <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/health" title="health" rel="">health</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost in sth</span> <span class="eg deg">They <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/felt" title="felt" rel="">felt</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/continuing" title="continuing" rel="">continuing</a> with the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/project" title="project" rel="">project</a> was not <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/worth" title="worth" rel="">worth</a> the cost in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/effort" title="effort" rel="">effort</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg"><strong class="cl"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/considerable" title="considerable" rel="">considerable</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/enormous" title="enormous" rel="">enormous</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/great" title="great" rel="">great</a> cost</strong></span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-6"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-6-1"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>costs</b></span> <span class="phrase-info dphrase-info"><span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">plural</span> ]</a></span> <span class="var dvar">(<span class="lab dlab">also</span> <span class="v dv lmr-0">legal costs</span>)</span></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00003626_06"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00003626_06', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="domain ddomain">LAW</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/help" title="helps" rel="">helps</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a> for the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lawyer" title="lawyers" rel="">lawyers</a> and the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/court" title="court" rel="">court</a> in a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/legal" title="legal" rel="">legal</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/case" title="case" rel="">case</a>, usually <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/paid" title="paid" rel="">paid</a> by the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/person" title="person" rel="">person</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/organization" title="organization" rel="">organization</a> that has <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lost" title="lost" rel="">lost</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/case" title="case" rel="">case</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">They were <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fine" title="fined" rel="">fined</a> $50,000 and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ordered" title="ordered" rel="">ordered</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a> $10,000 <strong class="cl">in costs</strong>.</span></div> <div class="xref see_also hax dxref-w lmt-25"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">See also</strong><div class="lcs lmt-10 lmb-20"> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/accrued-cost" title="meaning of accrued cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">accrued cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="2"><a href="/dictionary/english/acquisition-cost" title="meaning of acquisition cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">acquisition cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="3"><a href="/dictionary/english/bid-costs" title="meaning of bid costs" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">bid costs</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="4"><a href="/dictionary/english/carrying-cost" title="meaning of carrying cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">carrying cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="5"><a href="/dictionary/english/conversion-cost" title="meaning of conversion cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">conversion cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="6"><a href="/dictionary/english/current-cost" title="meaning of current cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">current cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="7"><a href="/dictionary/english/customer-acquisition-cost" title="meaning of customer acquisition cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">customer acquisition cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="8"><a href="/dictionary/english/depreciated-cost" title="meaning of depreciated cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">depreciated cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="9"><a href="/dictionary/english/direct-cost" title="meaning of direct cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">direct cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="10"><a href="/dictionary/english/discretionary-costs" title="meaning of discretionary costs" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">discretionary costs</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="11"><a href="/dictionary/english/economic-cost" title="meaning of economic cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">economic cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="12"><a href="/dictionary/english/employment-costs" title="meaning of employment costs" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">employment costs</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="13"><a href="/dictionary/english/factor-cost" title="meaning of factor cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">factor cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="14"><a href="/dictionary/english/factory-cost" title="meaning of factory cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">factory cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="15"><a href="/dictionary/english/first-cost" title="meaning of first cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">first cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="16"><a href="/dictionary/english/fixed-cost" title="meaning of fixed cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">fixed cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="17"><a href="/dictionary/english/hard-cost" title="meaning of hard cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">hard cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="18"><a href="/dictionary/english/high-cost" title="meaning of high-cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">high-cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="19"><a href="/dictionary/english/historic-cost" title="meaning of historic cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">historic cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="20"><a href="/dictionary/english/holding-cost" title="meaning of holding cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">holding cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="21"><a href="/dictionary/english/incremental-cost" title="meaning of incremental cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">incremental cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="22"><a href="/dictionary/english/indirect-cost" title="meaning of indirect cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">indirect cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="23"><a href="/dictionary/english/cost-price" title="meaning of cost price" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">cost price</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="24"><a href="/dictionary/english/life-cycle-cost" title="meaning of life cycle cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">life cycle cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="25"><a href="/dictionary/english/low-cost" title="meaning of low-cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">low-cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="26"><a href="/dictionary/english/marginal-cost" title="meaning of marginal cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">marginal cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="27"><a href="/dictionary/english/operating-cost" title="meaning of operating cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">operating cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="28"><a href="/dictionary/english/opportunity-cost" title="meaning of opportunity cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">opportunity cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="29"><a href="/dictionary/english/overhead-cost" title="meaning of overhead cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">overhead cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="30"><a href="/dictionary/english/prime-cost" title="meaning of prime cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">prime cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="31"><a href="/dictionary/english/real-cost" title="meaning of real cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">real cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="32"><a href="/dictionary/english/replacement-cost" title="meaning of replacement cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">replacement cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="33"><a href="/dictionary/english/restructuring-cost" title="meaning of restructuring cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">restructuring cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="34"><a href="/dictionary/english/running-cost" title="meaning of running cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">running cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="35"><a href="/dictionary/english/selling-cost" title="meaning of selling cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">selling cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="36"><a href="/dictionary/english/set-up-cost" title="meaning of set-up cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">set-up cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="37"><a href="/dictionary/english/social-cost" title="meaning of social cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">social cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="38"><a href="/dictionary/english/soft-cost" title="meaning of soft cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">soft cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="39"><a href="/dictionary/english/standard-cost" title="meaning of standard cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">standard cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="40"><a href="/dictionary/english/standby-cost" title="meaning of standby cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">standby cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="41"><a href="/dictionary/english/start-up-cost" title="meaning of start-up cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">start-up cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="42"><a href="/dictionary/english/sunk-cost" title="meaning of sunk cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">sunk cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="43"><a href="/dictionary/english/switching-cost" title="meaning of switching cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">switching cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="44"><a href="/dictionary/english/transaction-cost" title="meaning of transaction cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">transaction cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="45"><a href="/dictionary/english/unit-cost" title="meaning of unit cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">unit cost</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="46"><a href="/dictionary/english/variable-cost" title="meaning of variable cost" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">variable cost</span></a></div></div></div> </div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_4' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_4'); });</script> </div> </div></div></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr 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</a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="irreg-infls dinfls "><span class="inf-group dinfg "><b class="inf dinf">cost</b></span> | <span class="inf-group dinfg "><b class="inf dinf">cost</b></span></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">if something costs a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/particular" title="particular" rel="">particular</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a>, you have to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amount" title="amount" rel="">amount</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/order" title="order" rel="">order</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buy" title="buy" rel="">buy</a> or have it: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost $1 million/£500,000, etc.</span> <span class="eg deg">Calls cost 60 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cent" title="cents" rel="">cents</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/per" title="per" rel="">per</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/minute" title="minute" rel="">minute</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost sb $1 million/£500,00, etc.</span> <span class="eg deg">Deregulation <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/allow" title="allowed" rel="">allowed</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/company" title="company" rel="">company</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fix" title="fix" rel="">fix</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/electricity" title="electricity" rel="">electricity</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/price" title="prices" rel="">prices</a>, costing <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/consumer" title="consumers" rel="">consumers</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/billion" title="billions" rel="">billions</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dollar" title="dollars" rel="">dollars</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost more/less than</span> <span class="eg deg">Stamp <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/duty" title="duty" rel="">duty</a> is up to 3% on <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/property" title="properties" rel="">properties</a> costing more than £250,000.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost about/around/up to</span> <span class="eg deg"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/luxury" title="luxury" rel="">luxury</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/apartment" title="apartments" rel="">apartments</a> costing up to £900,000 each</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">be expected/estimated to cost</span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/project" title="project" rel="">project</a>, which was <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/originally" title="originally" rel="">originally</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expected" title="expected" rel="">expected</a> to cost $1 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/billion" title="billion" rel="">billion</a>, is now <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/estimated" title="estimated" rel="">estimated</a> at $1.8 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/billion" title="billion" rel="">billion</a></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost as little/much as</span> <span class="eg deg">Hundreds of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/item" title="items" rel="">items</a>, some costing as little as $1, are for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sale" title="sale" rel="">sale</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-2-2"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00003626_08"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00003626_08', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">if something costs you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a>, an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/opportunity" title="opportunity" rel="">opportunity</a>, etc. it <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/prevent" title="prevents" rel="">prevents</a> you from <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/keeping" title="keeping" rel="">keeping</a> or having it: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/airline" title="airline" rel="">airline</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fold" title="folded" rel="">folded</a>, costing 3.000 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="jobs" rel="">jobs</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost sb sth</span> <span class="eg deg">Problems with <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/our" title="our" rel="">our</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/supplier" title="suppliers" rel="">suppliers</a> could cost us the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/opportunity" title="opportunity" rel="">opportunity</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/grow" title="grow" rel="">grow</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/our" title="our" rel="">our</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/business" title="business" rel="">business</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-2-3"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00003626_09"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00003626_09', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="domain ddomain">ACCOUNTING</span> <span class="ddivide "> </span> <span class="irreg-infls dinfls "><span class="inf-group dinfg "><b class="inf dinf">costed</b></span></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/calculate" title="calculate" rel="">calculate</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/price" title="price" rel="">price</a> of something or to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decide" title="decide" rel="">decide</a> how much it will cost: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Has the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/project" title="project" rel="">project</a> been costed <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/yet" title="yet" rel="">yet</a>?</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">cost sth at</span> <span class="eg deg">The new <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rail" title="rail" rel="">rail</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/line" title="line" rel="">line</a> was costed at £150 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/billion" title="billion" rel="">billion</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_5' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_5'); });</script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-2-4"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cbed-2-4-1"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth</b></span> <span class="phrase-info dphrase-info"><span class="lab dlab"><span class="usage dusage">informal</span></span></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00003626_10"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00003626_10', wotd: ' cost ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to be very <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expensive" title="expensive" rel="">expensive</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/court" title="court" rel="">court</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/case" title="case" rel="">case</a> will cost the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/company" title="company" rel="">company</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fortune" title="fortune" rel="">fortune</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>cost</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Business English Dictionary" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Business English Dictionary</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div> <div class="dataset dd pr lmb-20" data-type="sorted" data-id="examples" data-tab="ds-examples" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_examples"></div> <div id="dataset-example" data-tab="ds-example" role="tabpanel"> <div class="c_h"> <h2 class="c_hh">Examples <span class="tcl">of </span><span class="tb tci">cost</span></h2></div> <div class="lp-10"> <div class="h2 dhw dpos-h_hw lpt-5 lpb-10"> cost </div> <div class="degs had lbt lb-cm"> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> <em>Cost</em> utility analysis permits the <em>cost</em> of treatment to be considered according to the amount of benefit afforded to the patients. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703276" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703276', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> This permits good discrimination within this intensity range at the <em>cost</em> of absolute intensity discrimination. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703277" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703277', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The working plans included construction of forest access roads at fairly high labour <em>cost</em>. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703278" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703278', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Using this early conceptual framework, numerous layouts were planned and costed. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703279" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703279', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Our task-based approach is presented in view of a rigorous mathematically-based optimization formulation, where <em>cost</em> functions characterizing human performance measures are implemented. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703282" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703282', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> A <em>cost</em> of production analysis of conventional versus integrated versus organic apple productions systems. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703283" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703283', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> First, pricing and other policies that artificially 'subsidize' the returns to conversion activities on forest land or the costs of conversion need to be reformed. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703285" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703285', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Additional copies, not exceeding 200, may be had at <em>cost</em> price : these should be ordered when the final proof is returned. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703287" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703287', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> In a nonlinear environment, it would be enough to have locally increasing returns like setup costs. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703288" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703288', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The reduction in collateral relative to debt raises the costs of lending and reduces the return on investment and the aggregate rate of growth. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703289" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703289', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> This reduces the costs of financial intermediation and raises the overall return on investment. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703290" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703290', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Using the connection between language and reasoning to improve concept generation may assist in reducing the overall <em>cost</em> in the product realization cycle. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703291" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703291', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Of interest, national regulations were required already at that time to reduce the large variability among hospitals in the exact method of <em>cost</em> price calculation. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703292" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703292', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The constant represents the expected project yield in capital (per unit invested), net of monitoring costs. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703293" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703293', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The <em>cost</em> of replacing carbon by growing trees is so high primarily because of the opportunity costs of foregoing agricultural production on prime cropland. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11703294" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11703294', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="tc-w hax"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/cost" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb lmt-20"> See all examples of <span class="bold">cost</span> </a> </div> <div class="tc-bi fs12 lpt-10 lpb-10 break"> These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="dataset dd pr lmb-20" data-type="sorted" data-id="combinations" data-tab="ds-combinations" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_combinations"></div><div class="cpexamps"> <div class="cpexamps-head c_h"><h2 class="c_hh">Collocations <span class="tcl">with</span> <span class="tb tcl">cost</span></h2></div><div class="lp-10"><h2 class="tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "> cost </h2> <p class="tb">These are words often used in combination with <span class="ti">cost</span>.</p><p>Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.</p><div class="cpexamps-body"><div class="cpegs degs had lbt lb-cm"><div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/actual-cost" class="hdib tb lmb-10">actual cost</a><div class="dexamp"><span class="text dtext">The fourth most named barrier was to do with the <span class="em dem">actual</span> <span class="em dem">cost</span> of genetic engineering research.</span></div><div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-dummy-attr="" data-example-id="11933637" data-dataset-id="11931352" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11933637', dataset_id: '11931352' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" data-dummy-attr2=""><i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"> </i></a></div></div><div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/added-cost" class="hdib tb lmb-10">added cost</a><div class="dexamp"><span class="text dtext">However, we will see that this <span class="em dem">added</span> <span class="em dem">cost</span> allows more efficient program generators to be generated using existing technology.</span></div><div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-dummy-attr="" data-example-id="11934123" data-dataset-id="11931352" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11934123', dataset_id: '11931352' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" data-dummy-attr2=""><i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"> </i></a></div></div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/additional-cost" class="hdib tb lmb-10">additional cost</a><div class="dexamp"><span class="text dtext">Fortunately, this can be handled without any <span class="em dem">additional</span> <span class="em dem">cost</span>.</span></div><div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-dummy-attr="" data-example-id="11934391" data-dataset-id="11931352" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11934391', dataset_id: '11931352' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" data-dummy-attr2=""><i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"> </i></a></div></div><div class="ex-opinion tc-bi fs12 lpt-10 lpb-10"> These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. </div><div class="tc-w hax"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/collocation/english/cost" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb lmt-5">See all collocations with <span class="bold">cost</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="lmt-10 hax"> <a href="/pronunciation/english/cost" title="cost pronunciation in English" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab hbtn-b hbtn-tl bh tc-w tb pr"> <span class="hdib w95">What is the pronunciation of <em>cost</em>?</span> <i class="i i-angle-right iw tb pa pr0 pt0 lmt-5 lmr-20" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-25 lch0"> </div> </div> <div class="pr lcs bh">  <div class="cid" id="dataset_translations"></div> <div class="lc lc1 lc-m7-12 lp-20 lbb lbb0-m lbr-m lb-cn cdo-translations" id="translations"> <h2 class="h3 fs19 tn tc-w">Translations of <span class="tb">cost</span></h2>  <div class="lmb-10"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Chinese (Traditional) </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25 break-cj" lang="zh-Hant"> 錢, 價格, 費用… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Chinese (Traditional) translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Chinese (Simplified) </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25 break-cj" lang="zh-Hans"> 钱, 价格, 费用… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-chinese-simplified/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Chinese (Simplified) translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Spanish </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="es"> coste, precio, costar… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-spanish/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost Spanish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Portuguese </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="pt"> custo, gasto, custar… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-portuguese/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Portuguese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div>  <div amp-access="1=1"> <div class="lmb-5 pr"> <div class="cid" id="dataset_translations_down"></div> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> <amp-state id="stateDictTrans"> <script type="application/json"> { "dataset": "", "dataset_text": "in more languages" } </script> </amp-state> </template> <amp-accordion id="accordEntryTrans" disable-session-states> <section> <header class="pr bt ca_h lpt-0 lpb-0 lpl-0 lpr-0"> <span class="hbtn hbtn-tab hbtn-b hbtn-tl bw tc-bd tn fs14"> <span [text]="stateDictTrans.dataset_text">in more languages</span> <i class="i i-chevron-down il tn pa pr0 pt0 lpt-5 lpr-15" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </header> <div class="bw lp-10 lpl-10 lmt-5"> <div class="lpl-2"> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-marathi', dataset_text: 'in Marathi' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Marathi </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-japanese', dataset_text: 'in Japanese' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Japanese </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-turkish', dataset_text: 'in Turkish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Turkish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-french', dataset_text: 'in French' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in French </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-catalan', dataset_text: 'in Catalan' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Catalan </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-dutch', dataset_text: 'in Dutch' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Dutch </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-tamil', dataset_text: 'in Tamil' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Tamil </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-hindi', dataset_text: 'in Hindi' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Hindi </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-gujarati', dataset_text: 'in Gujarati' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Gujarati </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-danish', dataset_text: 'in Danish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Danish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-swedish', dataset_text: 'in Swedish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Swedish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-malaysian', dataset_text: 'in Malay' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Malay </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-german', dataset_text: 'in German' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in German </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-norwegian', dataset_text: 'in Norwegian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Norwegian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-urdu', dataset_text: 'in Urdu' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Urdu </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-ukrainian', dataset_text: 'in Ukrainian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Ukrainian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-russian', dataset_text: 'in Russian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Russian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-telugu', dataset_text: 'in Telugu' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Telugu </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-arabic', dataset_text: 'in Arabic' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Arabic </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-bengali', dataset_text: 'in Bengali' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Bengali </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-czech', dataset_text: 'in Czech' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Czech </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-indonesian', dataset_text: 'in Indonesian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Indonesian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-thai', dataset_text: 'in Thai' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Thai </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-vietnamese', dataset_text: 'in Vietnamese' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Vietnamese </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-polish', dataset_text: 'in Polish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Polish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-korean', dataset_text: 'in Korean' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Korean </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-italian', dataset_text: 'in Italian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Italian </div> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> <div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-marathi' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="mr"> किंमत, मूल्य, काही मिळवण्यासाठी आवश्यक असलेले देणे… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-marathi/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Marathi translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-japanese' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ja"> 費用, （お金が）かかる, （犠牲、損失）を払わせる… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-japanese/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Japanese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-turkish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="tr"> maliyet, tutar, fiyat… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-turkish/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost Turkish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-french' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="fr"> coût [masculine], prix [masculine], coûter… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-french/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: French translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-catalan' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ca"> cost, preu, costar… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-catalan/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Catalan translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-dutch' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="nl"> kosten, begroten, prijs… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-dutch/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Dutch translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-tamil' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ta"> எதையாவது வாங்க, செய்ய அல்லது செய்ய தேவையான பணத்தின் அளவு, ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட விஷயத்தைப் பெறுவதற்காக கொடுக்கப்பட்ட… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-tamil/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Tamil translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-hindi' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="hi"> (कुछ खरीदने, करने या बनाने की) कीमत, (किसी चीज़ को पाने के लिए कुछ देने या खोने की) कीमत… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-hindi/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Hindi translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-gujarati' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="gu"> ખર્ચ, મૂલ્ય (કંઈક મેળવવા માટે કંઈક આપવું અથવા ગુમાવવું), કિમત… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-gujarati/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Gujarati translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-danish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="da"> koste, kalkulere, prissætte… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-danish/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Danish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-swedish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="sv"> kosta, kostnadsberäkna, bestämma pris… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-swedish/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Swedish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-malaysian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ms"> bernilai, mengenakan bayaran, harga… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-malaysian/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Malay translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-german' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="de"> kosten, kalkulieren, der Preis… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-german/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: German translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-norwegian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="no"> kostnad [masculine], pris [masculine], koste… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-norwegian/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Norwegian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-urdu' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ur"> قیمت, خرچ, لاگت… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-urdu/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Urdu translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-ukrainian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="uk"> коштувати, визначати вартість, вартість… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-ukrainian/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Ukrainian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-russian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ru"> цена, стоимость, расплата… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-russian/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Russian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-telugu' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="te"> ఏదైనా కొనడానికి లేక చేయడానికి అవసరమయ్యే డబ్బు లేక ఖర్చు మొత్తం, వ్యయం, ఒక నిర్దిష్ట వస్తువును పొందడం కోసం ఇచ్చినది… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-telugu/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Telugu translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-arabic' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ar"> كُلْفة, يُكلّف… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-arabic/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Arabic translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-bengali' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="bn"> দাম, মূল্য, কোনো কিছু ক্রয়ের অর্থমূল্য থাকা… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-bengali/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Bengali translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-czech' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="cs"> stát (o ceně), odhadnout náklady, cena… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-czech/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Czech translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-indonesian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="id"> berharga, meminta (korban), menganggarkan… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-indonesian/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Indonesian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-thai' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="th"> มีมูลค่า, ตีราคา, ราคา… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-thai/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Thai translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-vietnamese' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="vi"> ra giá, ước tính giá phải trả, giá tiền… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-vietnamese/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Vietnamese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-polish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="pl"> koszt, cena, kosztować… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-polish/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Polish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-korean' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ko"> 비용, 비용이 -이다, -을 희생시키다… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-korean/cost" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="cost: Korean translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-italian' ? 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'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english', dataset_text: 'English', dataset_search: 'Search English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English" tabindex="0" title="English">English</span> <span data-dictCode="learner-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'learner-english', dataset_text: 'Learner’s Dictionary', dataset_search: 'Search Learner’s Dictionary', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Learner’s Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Learner’s Dictionary">Learner’s Dictionary</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-british-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-british-english', dataset_text: 'Essential British English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential British English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential British English" tabindex="0" title="Essential British English">Essential British English</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-american-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-american-english', dataset_text: 'Essential American English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential American English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential American English" tabindex="0" title="Essential American English">Essential American English</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { gram: ! stateSidebarDict.gram } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Grammar and thesaurus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="british-grammar" class="hp hdb" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'british-grammar', dataset_text: 'Grammar', dataset_search: 'Search Grammar', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Grammar" tabindex="0" title="Grammar">Grammar</span>  <span data-dictCode="thesaurus" class="hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'thesaurus', dataset_text: 'Thesaurus', dataset_search: 'Search Thesaurus', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Thesaurus" tabindex="0" title="Thesaurus">Thesaurus</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { pron: ! stateSidebarDict.pron } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Pronunciation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> British and American pronunciations with audio </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="pronunciation" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'pronunciation', dataset_text: 'English Pronunciation', dataset_search: 'Search English Pronunciation', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English Pronunciation" tabindex="0" title="English Pronunciation">English Pronunciation</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { trans: ! stateSidebarDict.trans } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Translation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarDictBi"> <script type="application/json"> { "english_chinese_simplified": false, "english_chinese_traditional": false, "english_dutch": false, "english_french": false, "english_german": false, "english_indonesian": false, "english_italian": false, "english_japanese": false, "english_norwegian": false, "english_polish": false, "english_portuguese": false, "english_spanish": false, "english_swedish": false, "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script> </amp-state> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. </div> <div class="tb lmt-10 lmb-5">Bilingual Dictionaries</div> <ul class="hul-u tc-d fs16 lmb-15"> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_simplified: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'english-chinese-simplified' : 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-simplified" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-simplified', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-simplified-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Simplified)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-simplified-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-simplified', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Simplified)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_traditional: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'english-chinese-traditional' : 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-traditional" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-traditional', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-traditional-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Traditional)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-traditional-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-traditional', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Traditional)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_dutch: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'english-dutch' : 'dutch-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'English–Dutch' : 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'Search English–Dutch' : 'Search Dutch–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-dutch" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-dutch', dataset_text: 'English–Dutch', dataset_search: 'Search English–Dutch', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'dutch-english', datasetrev_text: 'Dutch–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Dutch–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Dutch Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Dutch Dictionary">English–Dutch</span> <span data-dictCode="dutch-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'dutch-english', dataset_text: 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: 'Search Dutch–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-dutch', datasetrev_text: 'English–Dutch', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Dutch'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Dutch-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Dutch-English Dictionary">Dutch–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_french: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_french }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'english-french' : 'french-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'English–French' : 'French–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'Search English–French' : 'Search French–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-french" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-french', dataset_text: 'English–French', dataset_search: 'Search English–French', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'french-english', datasetrev_text: 'French–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search French–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-French Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-French Dictionary">English–French</span> <span data-dictCode="french-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'french-english', dataset_text: 'French–English', dataset_search: 'Search French–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-french', datasetrev_text: 'English–French', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–French'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to French-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="French-English Dictionary">French–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_german: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_german }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'english-german' : 'german-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'English–German' : 'German–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'Search English–German' : 'Search German–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-german" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-german', dataset_text: 'English–German', dataset_search: 'Search English–German', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'german-english', datasetrev_text: 'German–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search German–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-German Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-German Dictionary">English–German</span> <span data-dictCode="german-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'german-english', dataset_text: 'German–English', dataset_search: 'Search German–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-german', datasetrev_text: 'English–German', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–German'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to German-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="German-English Dictionary">German–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_indonesian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'english-indonesian' : 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'English–Indonesian' : 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'Search English–Indonesian' : 'Search Indonesian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-indonesian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-indonesian', dataset_text: 'English–Indonesian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Indonesian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'indonesian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Indonesian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Indonesian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Indonesian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Indonesian Dictionary">English–Indonesian</span> <span data-dictCode="indonesian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Indonesian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-indonesian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Indonesian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Indonesian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Indonesian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Indonesian-English Dictionary">Indonesian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_italian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'english-italian' : 'italian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'English–Italian' : 'Italian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'Search English–Italian' : 'Search Italian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-italian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-italian', dataset_text: 'English–Italian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Italian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'italian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Italian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Italian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary">English–Italian</span> <span data-dictCode="italian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'italian-english', dataset_text: 'Italian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Italian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-italian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Italian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Italian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Italian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Italian-English Dictionary">Italian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_japanese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'english-japanese' : 'japanese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'English–Japanese' : 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'Search English–Japanese' : 'Search Japanese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-japanese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-japanese', dataset_text: 'English–Japanese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Japanese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'japanese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Japanese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Japanese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary">English–Japanese</span> <span data-dictCode="japanese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'japanese-english', dataset_text: 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Japanese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-japanese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Japanese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Japanese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Japanese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Japanese-English Dictionary">Japanese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_norwegian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'english-norwegian' : 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'English–Norwegian' : 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'Search English–Norwegian' : 'Search Norwegian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-norwegian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-norwegian', dataset_text: 'English–Norwegian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Norwegian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'norwegian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Norwegian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Norwegian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Norwegian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Norwegian Dictionary">English–Norwegian</span> <span data-dictCode="norwegian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Norwegian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-norwegian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Norwegian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Norwegian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Norwegian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Norwegian-English Dictionary">Norwegian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_polish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'english-polish' : 'polish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'English–Polish' : 'Polish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'Search English–Polish' : 'Search Polish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-polish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-polish', dataset_text: 'English–Polish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Polish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'polish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Polish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Polish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary">English–Polish</span> <span data-dictCode="polish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'polish-english', dataset_text: 'Polish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Polish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-polish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Polish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Polish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Polish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Polish-English Dictionary">Polish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_portuguese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'english-portuguese' : 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'English–Portuguese' : 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'Search English–Portuguese' : 'Search Portuguese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-portuguese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-portuguese', dataset_text: 'English–Portuguese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Portuguese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'portuguese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Portuguese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Portuguese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary">English–Portuguese</span> <span data-dictCode="portuguese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Portuguese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-portuguese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Portuguese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Portuguese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Portuguese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Portuguese-English Dictionary">Portuguese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_spanish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'english-spanish' : 'spanish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'English–Spanish' : 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'Search English–Spanish' : 'Search Spanish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-spanish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-spanish', dataset_text: 'English–Spanish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Spanish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'spanish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Spanish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Spanish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Spanish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Spanish Dictionary">English–Spanish</span> <span data-dictCode="spanish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'spanish-english', dataset_text: 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Spanish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-spanish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Spanish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Spanish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Diccionario Español-inglés" tabindex="0" title="Diccionario Español-inglés">Spanish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_swedish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'english-swedish' : 'swedish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'English–Swedish' : 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'Search English–Swedish' : 'Search Swedish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-swedish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-swedish', dataset_text: 'English–Swedish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Swedish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'swedish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Swedish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Swedish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Swedish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Swedish Dictionary">English–Swedish</span> <span data-dictCode="swedish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'swedish-english', dataset_text: 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Swedish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-swedish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Swedish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Swedish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Swedish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Swedish-English Dictionary">Swedish–English</span> </li> </ul> <div class="tb lmb-5">Semi-bilingual Dictionaries</div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english-arabic" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-arabic', dataset_text: 'English–Arabic', dataset_search: 'Search English–Arabic', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary">English–Arabic</span> <span data-dictCode="english-bengali" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-bengali', dataset_text: 'English–Bengali', dataset_search: 'Search English–Bengali', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary">English–Bengali</span> <span data-dictCode="english-catalan" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-catalan', dataset_text: 'English–Catalan', dataset_search: 'Search English–Catalan', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary">English–Catalan</span> <span data-dictCode="english-czech" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-czech', dataset_text: 'English–Czech', dataset_search: 'Search English–Czech', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Czech Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Czech Dictionary">English–Czech</span> <span data-dictCode="english-danish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-danish', dataset_text: 'English–Danish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Danish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Danish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Danish Dictionary">English–Danish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-gujarati" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-gujarati', dataset_text: 'English–Gujarati', dataset_search: 'Search English–Gujarati', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Gujarati Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Gujarati Dictionary">English–Gujarati</span> <span data-dictCode="english-hindi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-hindi', dataset_text: 'English–Hindi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Hindi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Hindi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Hindi Dictionary">English–Hindi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-korean" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-korean', dataset_text: 'English–Korean', dataset_search: 'Search English–Korean', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary">English–Korean</span> <span data-dictCode="english-malaysian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-malaysian', dataset_text: 'English–Malay', dataset_search: 'Search English–Malay', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Malay Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Malay Dictionary">English–Malay</span> <span data-dictCode="english-marathi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-marathi', dataset_text: 'English–Marathi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Marathi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Marathi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Marathi Dictionary">English–Marathi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-russian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-russian', dataset_text: 'English–Russian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Russian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary">English–Russian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-tamil" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-tamil', dataset_text: 'English–Tamil', dataset_search: 'Search English–Tamil', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Tamil Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Tamil Dictionary">English–Tamil</span> <span data-dictCode="english-telugu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-telugu', dataset_text: 'English–Telugu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Telugu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Telugu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Telugu Dictionary">English–Telugu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-thai" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-thai', dataset_text: 'English–Thai', dataset_search: 'Search English–Thai', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Thai Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Thai Dictionary">English–Thai</span> <span data-dictCode="english-turkish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-turkish', dataset_text: 'English–Turkish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Turkish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri" tabindex="0" title="English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri">English–Turkish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-ukrainian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-ukrainian', dataset_text: 'English–Ukrainian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Ukrainian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Ukrainian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Ukrainian Dictionary">English–Ukrainian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-urdu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-urdu', dataset_text: 'English–Urdu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Urdu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Urdu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Urdu Dictionary">English–Urdu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-vietnamese" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-vietnamese', dataset_text: 'English–Vietnamese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Vietnamese', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Vietnamese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Vietnamese Dictionary">English–Vietnamese</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { plus: ! stateSidebarDict.plus } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Dictionary +Plus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="pr tc-d fs16 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="wordlists" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'wordlists', dataset_text: 'Word Lists', dataset_search: 'Search Word Lists' } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Word Lists" tabindex="0" title="Word Lists">Word Lists</span> <div class="pa p0 bw" [class]="stateSidebarDict.open ? 'hdn' : 'pa p0 bw'"> <span class="pa p0 bload"></span> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarLang" layout="nodisplay" side="right" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr cms han"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarLang.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <nav class="lp-s_t-5"> <div class="fs18 lbb lb-cm lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Choose your language </div> <div class="lp-15"> <span class="hax hdb pr"> <i class="i i-globe ibd fs16 hv0" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="lpl-2">English (UK) <span class="tb"> </span></span> </span> <div class="han hul-u lmt-10 lmb-0 lpl-20 hlh1_5"> <a href="/us/dictionary/english/cost" hreflang="en-US" lang="en-US" class="hdb lmb-5">English (US)</a> <a href="/es/diccionario/ingles/cost" hreflang="es" lang="es" class="hdb lmb-5">Español</a> <a href="/ru/%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C/%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9/cost" hreflang="ru" lang="ru" class="hdb lmb-5">Русский</a> <a href="/pt/dicionario/ingles/cost" hreflang="pt" lang="pt" class="hdb lmb-5">Português</a> <a href="/de/worterbuch/englisch/cost" hreflang="de" lang="de" class="hdb lmb-5">Deutsch</a> <a href="/fr/dictionnaire/anglais/cost" hreflang="fr" lang="fr" class="hdb lmb-5">Français</a> <a href="/it/dizionario/inglese/cost" hreflang="it" lang="it" class="hdb lmb-5">Italiano</a> <a href="/zhs/%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AF%AD/cost" hreflang="zh-Hans" lang="zh-Hans" class="hdb lmb-5">中文 (简体)</a> <a href="/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/cost" hreflang="zh-Hant" lang="zh-Hant" class="hdb lmb-5">正體中文 (繁體)</a> <a href="/pl/dictionary/english/cost" hreflang="pl" lang="pl" class="hdb lmb-5">Polski</a> <a href="/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/cost" hreflang="ko" lang="ko" class="hdb lmb-5">한국어</a> <a href="/tr/s%C3%B6zl%C3%BCk/ingilizce/cost" hreflang="tr" lang="tr" class="hdb lmb-5">Türkçe</a> <a href="/ja/dictionary/english/cost" hreflang="ja" lang="ja" class="hdb lmb-5">日本語</a> <a href="/vi/dictionary/english/cost" hreflang="vi" lang="vi" class="hdb lmb-5">Tiếng Việt</a> <a href="/nl/woordenboek/engels/cost" hreflang="nl" lang="nl" class="hdb lmb-5">Nederlands</a> <a href="/sv/ordbok/engelska/cost" hreflang="sv" lang="sv" class="hdb lmb-5">Svenska</a> <a href="/da/ordbog/engelsk/cost" hreflang="da" lang="da" class="hdb lmb-5">Dansk</a> <a href="/no/ordbok/engelsk/cost" hreflang="no" lang="no" class="hdb lmb-5">Norsk</a> <a href="/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80/cost" hreflang="hi" lang="hi" class="hdb lmb-5">हिंदी</a> <a href="/bn/dictionary/english/cost" hreflang="bn" lang="bn" class="hdb lmb-5">বাঙ্গালি</a> <a href="/mr/dictionary/english/cost" hreflang="mr" lang="mr" class="hdb lmb-5">मराठी</a> <a href="/gu/dictionary/english/cost" hreflang="gu" lang="gu" class="hdb lmb-5">ગુજરાતી</a> <a href="/ta/dictionary/english/cost" hreflang="ta" lang="ta" class="hdb lmb-5">தமிழ்</a> <a href="/te/dictionary/english/cost" hreflang="te" lang="te" class="hdb lmb-5">తెలుగు</a> <a href="/uk/dictionary/english/cost" hreflang="uk" lang="uk" class="hdb lmb-5">Українська</a> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarContentNav" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr cm-fc lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarContentNav.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lpt-5"> <div class="fs18 lbb lb-cm lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Contents </div> <div id="navigation" class="dtoc"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarContentNav"><script type="application/json"> { "cald4": true ,"cald4_Noun": true , "cald4_Verb": false , "cacd": false ,"cacd_Noun": false , "cacd_Verb": false , "cbed": false ,"cbed_Noun": false , "cbed_Verb": false , "examples": false ,"combinations": false , "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script></amp-state><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 fs14 lmb-0 lbb lb-cm order-container"><li class="lbb lb-cm order-firstItem" data-dataset="cald4"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] } })"> English <i class=" i-minus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4_Noun': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Noun'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Noun</span><i class=" i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Noun'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" lpl-20 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Noun'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Noun" data-key-current="cald4_Noun"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-1" title="cost meaning "><span class="hw">cost</span> <span class="alt gw">(MONEY SPENT)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-1-2" title="costs meaning "><span class="hw">costs</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-2" title="cost meaning "><span class="hw">cost</span> <span class="alt gw">(SOMETHING LOST/GIVEN)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-2-2" title="learn something to your cost meaning "><span class="hw">learn <span class="ti">something</span> to <span class="ti">your</span> cost</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4_Verb': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Verb</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Noun" data-key-current="cald4_Verb"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-2-1" title="cost meaning "><span class="hw">cost</span> <span class="alt gw">(MONEY)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-2-2" title="cost meaning "><span class="hw">cost</span> <span class="alt gw">(DESTROY)</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm " data-dataset="cacd"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] } })"> American <i class=" i-plus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd_Noun': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Noun'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Noun</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Noun'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Noun'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Noun" data-key-current="cacd_Noun"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-1-1" title="cost meaning "><span class="hw">cost</span> <span class="alt gw">(MONEY)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-1-2" title="cost meaning "><span class="hw">cost</span> <span class="alt gw">(SOMETHING GIVEN OR LOST)</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd_Verb': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Verb</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Noun" data-key-current="cacd_Verb"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-2-1" title="cost meaning "><span class="hw">cost</span> <span class="alt gw">(PAY MONEY)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-2-2" title="cost meaning "><span class="hw">cost</span> <span class="alt gw">(GIVE OR LOSE SOMETHING)</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm " data-dataset="cbed"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] } })"> Business <i class=" i-plus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed_Noun': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Noun</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Noun" data-key-current="cbed_Noun"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1" title="cost meaning "><span class="hw">cost</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1-2" title="costs meaning "><span class="hw">costs</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1-6" title="costs meaning "><span class="hw">costs</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed_Verb': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Verb'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Verb</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Verb'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Verb'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Noun" data-key-current="cbed_Verb"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-2" title="cost meaning "><span class="hw">cost</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-2-4" title="cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth meaning "><span class="hw">cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" href="#dataset_examples"> Examples </a></li><li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" href="#dataset_combinations"> Collocations </a></li></ul> </div> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 fs14"> <li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="#dataset_translations" class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> Translations </a> </li> <li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/" class="pr habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> Grammar <i class="i i-external-link-alt ibd pa pr5 lpt-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li class="lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/translate/" class="pr habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> All translations <i class="i i-external-link-alt ibd pa pr5 lpt-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordList"> <script type="application/json"> { "wordlist_id": "", "word": "", "wordlist": "", "dictCode": "english", "url": "", "expended": false } </script> </amp-state> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordListItems" [src]="'/plus/getWordlists?foo=' + stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" credentials="include"> <script type="application/json"> [] </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarWordList" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f" amp-access-hide> <div class="pr hdf hflxy lminh100"> <div class="pr cm-fc hflx1 lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:formAddToWordlistNew.clear, formAddToWordlist.clear, sidebarWordList.close" aria-label='Close' title='Close'> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="NOT loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>To add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>cost</strong> to a word list please sign up or log in.</p> <div> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-up" class="boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd">Sign up</span> <span class="lpl-5 lpr-5">or</span> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in" class="bh hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb">Log in</span> </div> </div> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>Add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>cost</strong> to one of your lists below, or create a new one.</p> <div class="lp-10 lc1 lmb-10"> <form class="x" id="formAddToWordlistNew" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" target="_top" on="submit-success:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: event.response.wordlistId } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> <div> <div class="hfr"> <button type="submit" class="bo iwc iwc-40 hao lb0" aria-label="Create side bar" title="Create"> <i class="i i-check" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </div> <div class="hoh lpr-5"> <input type="text" name="name" class="ft fon pr pt0 hbr-20 lc1 lp-10 lpl-15" placeholder="New word list name" /> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="fs14 lpt-5 tc-err"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> <amp-list id="sideBarWordListLists" height="0" layout="fixed-height" items="." [height]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 195 : (stateSidebarWordListItems.length * 39)" [src]="stateSidebarWordListItems"> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="lbb lb-cm lp-10 wordlist-row"> <span class="hdb hoh to-e tw-nw hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '{{id}}' } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> {{name}} </span> </div> </template> </amp-list> <div id="sideBarWordListListsOver" class="hao hp lmt-25" role="button" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { expended: 'true'}})" [class]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 'hao hp lmt-25' : 'hdn'"> <div class="fs14 boa hp lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10"> <i class="i i-chevron-down lmr-5 lpt-3 lpb-3" aria-hidden="true"></i> More </div> </div> <div class="had lmt-25 lpb-25">Go to your <a class='tb' href='/plus/wordlist'>word lists</a></div> <form id="formAddToWordlist" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" target="_top" on="submit-success:formAddToWordlistNew.clear,sidebarWordList.close,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '', word: event.response.word, wordlist: event.response.wordlist, url: event.response.url } })"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="dictCode" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.dictCode" /> <input type="hidden" name="senseId" [value]="stateGlobal.wlSenseId" /> <input type="hidden" name="wordlistId" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" /> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarEntryTellUs"> <script type="application/json"> { "example_id": "", "dataset_id": "", "success": false } </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarEntryTellUs" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr hdf hflxy lminh100"> <div class="pr cm-fc hflx1 lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap: sidebarEntryTellUs.close" aria-label='Close' title='Close'> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lpr-25 lmb-25"> Tell us about this example sentence: </div> <form class="" [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id == 'NONE' ? 'hdn' : ''" id="formTellUs" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/putunga/report" target="_top" on="submit-success: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: true } })"> <div class="fs15"> <input type="hidden" name="id" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.example_id" /> <input type="hidden" name="dataset" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id" /> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word." role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="hdb hoh"> The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The sentence contains offensive content." role="button" tabindex="0" /> <span class="hdb hoh"> The sentence contains offensive content. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm x lpt-15"> <div [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.success ? 'hdn' : ''"> <button class="hfl hao hao hbtn hbtn-tab bhb fon" title="Search" on="tap:sidebarEntryTellUs.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> Cancel </button> <button type="submit" class="hfr boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd" aria-label="Submit"> Submit </button> </div> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-success> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m ms fs14 lmt-10"> Thanks! Your feedback will be reviewed. </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14 lmt-25"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>There was a problem sending your report.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> <form class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id == 'NONE' ? '' : 'hdn'" id="formTellUsDefinition" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/rate" target="_top" on="submit-success: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: true } })"> <div class="fs15"> <input type="hidden" name="id" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.example_id" /> <input type="hidden" name="rate" [value]="-1" /> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word." role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="hdb hoh"> The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The sentence contains offensive content." role="button" tabindex="0" /> <span class="hdb hoh"> The sentence contains offensive content. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm x lpt-15"> <div [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.success ? 'hdn' : ''"> <button class="hfl hao hao hbtn hbtn-tab bhb fon" title="Search" on="tap:sidebarEntryTellUs.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> Cancel </button> <button type="submit" class="hfr boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd" aria-label="Submit"> Submit </button> </div> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-success> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m ms fs14 lmt-10"> Thanks! Your feedback will be reviewed. </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14 lmt-25"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>There was a problem sending your report.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> </body> </html>

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