cost

Definition

  • n. the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
  • v. be priced at
  • v. require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

Word forms

Third person singular
costs
Present participle
costing
Past tense
cost
Past participle
cost

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The cost of the new phone is too high for me to afford.

  2. vi.

    I don't want to cost you too much money.

  3. vt.

    This mistake could cost you your job.