cost
1. the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor (Freq. 75)
• Hypernyms:
outgo, spending, expenditure, outlay
• Hyponyms:
expense, disbursal, disbursement, capital expenditure, payment,
ransom, ransom money, cost overrun, cost of living, borrowing cost, distribution cost,
handling cost, handling charge, marketing cost, production cost, replacement cost, reproduction cost,
physical value, unit cost, price, terms, damage, opportunity cost,
portage, charge
2. the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) (Freq. 7)
- 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
• Syn:
monetary value, price
• Derivationally related forms:
costly
• Hypernyms:
value
• Hyponyms:
average cost, marginal cost, incremental cost, differential cost, expensiveness,
assessment, inexpensiveness
3. value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something (Freq. 4)
- the cost in human life was enormous
- the price of success is hard work
- what price glory?
• Syn:
price, toll
• Derivationally related forms:
costly
• Hypernyms:
value
• Hyponyms:
death toll
1. be priced at (Freq. 35)
- These shoes cost $100
• Syn:
be
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
set back, knock back, put back
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody something
2. require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice (Freq. 16)
- This mistake cost him his job
• Hypernyms:
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require,
take, involve, call for, demand
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
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