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cost

/kɒst/

To have a specific price or require a certain amount of money to be paid for purchase. It describes the financial value required to acquire a good or service.

Exemples

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1

How much does a bottle of water cost at the airport?

What is the price of a bottle of water at the airport?

2

The proposed infrastructure upgrades will cost the city millions.

The city will need to pay millions for the infrastructure upgrades.

3

Man, that new video game cost a lot of money!

That game was very expensive!

Famille de mots

Nom
cost
Verb
cost
Adjectif
costly
Apparenté
costing
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Astuce mémo

Think of the 'CO' in 'COst' as standing for 'COins'—it's how many coins you have to give away.

Quiz rapide

The new laptop _____ more than I expected.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : costs

Exemples

1

How much does a bottle of water cost at the airport?

everyday

What is the price of a bottle of water at the airport?

2

The proposed infrastructure upgrades will cost the city millions.

formal

The city will need to pay millions for the infrastructure upgrades.

3

Man, that new video game cost a lot of money!

informal

That game was very expensive!

4

Environmental degradation can cost societies more than industrial growth yields.

academic

Damage to the environment creates more financial loss than industry creates profit.

5

Each unit will cost five dollars to manufacture in the new factory.

business

The price to make one unit is five dollars.

Famille de mots

Nom
cost
Verb
cost
Adjectif
costly
Apparenté
costing

Collocations courantes

cost a fortune to be extremely expensive
cost extra to require an additional payment
cost effective producing good results without costing too much
total cost the full amount of money needed
cost an arm and a leg to be very high in price

Phrases Courantes

at all costs

no matter what happens or how much money is needed

cost-benefit analysis

a process of comparing the costs and benefits of a decision

count the cost

to think about the negative results of an action

Souvent confondu avec

cost vs spend

People 'spend' money, but items 'cost' money.

cost vs price

Price is usually a noun naming the value; cost is the verb describing the requirement to pay.

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Notes d'usage

When referring to the price of something, the past tense and past participle of 'cost' is usually 'cost', not 'costed'.

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Erreurs courantes

Learners often say 'The car spends $20,000' instead of 'The car costs $20,000'. Another mistake is using 'costed' for price: 'It costed me $5' is incorrect.

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Astuce mémo

Think of the 'CO' in 'COst' as standing for 'COins'—it's how many coins you have to give away.

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Origine du mot

From the Old French word 'coster', which comes from the Latin 'constare', meaning 'to stand together' or 'to be fixed at a price'.

Modèles grammaticaux

Subject (item) + cost + amount (e.g., The book costs $10). Irregular past tense: cost (present) -> cost (past) -> cost (past participle). Usually used in the third person singular (costs) or plural (cost).
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Contexte culturel

In many Western business cultures, 'cost' is discussed directly, whereas in some bargaining cultures, the initial 'cost' is just a starting point for negotiation.

Quiz rapide

The new laptop _____ more than I expected.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : costs

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