Cost /ˈkɑst/

The meaning and definition of Cost, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb

To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
“It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world.”
To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.
“Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives.”

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