Cost — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔst/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒst/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɔst/.

Examples

the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver
he puts a high price on his services
he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

monetary value price toll be

Parts of Speech

noun	the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
noun	the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) “the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver”
noun	value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something “the cost in human life was enormous”
verb	be priced at “These shoes cost $100”
verb	require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice “This mistake cost him his job”

Word Forms

cost	verb	be priced at
costly	adjective	having a high price
cost	noun	the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kosten

der Gesamtbetrag, der für Waren oder Dienstleistungen ausgegeben wird, einschließlich Geld, Zeit und Arbeit

🇫🇷French

coût

le total dépensé pour des biens ou des services, y compris l'argent, le temps et la main-d'œuvre

🇪🇸Spanish

costo

el total gastado en bienes o servicios, incluido el dinero, el tiempo y el trabajo

🇮🇹Italian

costo

il totale speso per beni o servizi, inclusi denaro, tempo e lavoro

🇳🇱Dutch

kosten

het totaal dat aan goederen of diensten wordt uitgegeven, inclusief geld, tijd en arbeid

🇵🇹Portuguese

custo

o total gasto em bens ou serviços, incluindo dinheiro, tempo e trabalho

🇷🇺Russian

расходы

общая сумма, потраченная на товары или услуги, включая деньги, время и труд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लागत

धन, समय और श्रम सहित वस्तुओं या सेवाओं पर कुल खर्च किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

খরচ

অর্থ এবং সময় এবং শ্রম সহ পণ্য বা পরিষেবার জন্য মোট ব্যয়

🇮🇳Tamil

செலவு

பணம் மற்றும் நேரம் மற்றும் உழைப்பு உட்பட பொருட்கள் அல்லது சேவைகளுக்காக செலவிடப்பட்ட மொத்த தொகை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖర్చు

డబ్బు మరియు సమయం మరియు శ్రమతో సహా వస్తువులు లేదా సేవల కోసం ఖర్చు చేసిన మొత్తం

🇮🇳Marathi

खर्च

पैसा आणि वेळ आणि श्रम यासह वस्तू किंवा सेवांसाठी एकूण खर्च

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખર્ચ

નાણાં અને સમય અને શ્રમ સહિત માલ અથવા સેવાઓ માટે ખર્ચવામાં આવેલ કુલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೆಚ್ಚ

ಹಣ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಯ ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರಮ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಸರಕು ಅಥವಾ ಸೇವೆಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡಿದ ಒಟ್ಟು ಮೊತ್ತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെലവ്

പണവും സമയവും അധ്വാനവും ഉൾപ്പെടെ ചരക്കുകൾക്കോ സേവനങ്ങൾക്കോ വേണ്ടി ചെലവഴിച്ച ആകെ തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਗਤ

ਪੈਸਾ ਅਤੇ ਸਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਸਮੇਤ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ ਲਈ ਖਰਚ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਕੁੱਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

لاگت

رقم اور وقت اور محنت سمیت سامان یا خدمات کے لیے خرچ کردہ کل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

成本

商品或服务的总支出，包括金钱、时间和劳动力

🇯🇵Japanese

料金

商品やサービスに費やされるお金、時間、労働力の合計

🇰🇷Korean

비용

돈, 시간, 노동을 포함하여 상품이나 서비스에 지출된 총액

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trị giá

tổng chi tiêu cho hàng hóa hoặc dịch vụ bao gồm tiền bạc, thời gian và lao động

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าใช้จ่าย

ยอดใช้จ่ายสำหรับสินค้าหรือบริการรวมทั้งเงิน เวลา และแรงงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

biaya

total yang dibelanjakan untuk barang atau jasa termasuk uang, waktu, dan tenaga kerja

🇵🇭Filipino

gastos

ang kabuuang ginastos para sa mga kalakal o serbisyo kabilang ang pera at oras at paggawa

🇲🇾Malay

kos

jumlah yang dibelanjakan untuk barangan atau perkhidmatan termasuk wang dan masa dan buruh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يكلف

إجمالي الإنفاق على السلع أو الخدمات بما في ذلك المال والوقت والعمل

🇮🇷Persian

هزینه

کل هزینه شده برای کالاها یا خدمات شامل پول و زمان و نیروی کار

🇹🇷Turkish

maliyet

para, zaman ve emek de dahil olmak üzere mal veya hizmetlere harcanan toplam tutar

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲלוּת

הסכום הכולל שהוצא עבור סחורות או שירותים כולל כסף וזמן ועבודה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cost'?

The primary meaning of 'cost' is 'the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor'.

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In which domain is the word 'cost' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cost' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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