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Cost
/kɒst /
The amount of money required to purchase something or the expense associated with a particular task or action.
Synonyms:
price
expense
outlay
charge
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
How much does this book
cost
?
The new shoes
cost
fifty dollars.
Etymology:
From Middle English
coste,
borrowed from Old French
coste
or
couste,
from Latin
costum,
meaning an expense or charge.
Usage Statistics:
168 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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