cost
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.
Ejemplos
3 de 5How much does a bottle of water cost at the airport?
What is the price of a bottle of water at the airport?
The proposed infrastructure upgrades will cost the city millions.
The city will need to pay millions for the infrastructure upgrades.
Man, that new video game cost a lot of money!
That game was very expensive!
Familia de palabras
Truco para recordar
Think of the 'CO' in 'COst' as standing for 'COins'—it's how many coins you have to give away.
Quiz rápido
The new laptop _____ more than I expected.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: costs
Ejemplos
How much does a bottle of water cost at the airport?
everydayWhat is the price of a bottle of water at the airport?
The proposed infrastructure upgrades will cost the city millions.
formalThe city will need to pay millions for the infrastructure upgrades.
Man, that new video game cost a lot of money!
informalThat game was very expensive!
Environmental degradation can cost societies more than industrial growth yields.
academicDamage to the environment creates more financial loss than industry creates profit.
Each unit will cost five dollars to manufacture in the new factory.
businessThe price to make one unit is five dollars.
Familia de palabras
Colocaciones comunes
Frases Comunes
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
Se confunde a menudo con
People 'spend' money, but items 'cost' money.
Price is usually a noun naming the value; cost is the verb describing the requirement to pay.
Notas de uso
When referring to the price of something, the past tense and past participle of 'cost' is usually 'cost', not 'costed'.
Errores comunes
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.
Truco para recordar
Think of the 'CO' in 'COst' as standing for 'COins'—it's how many coins you have to give away.
Origen de la palabra
From the Old French word 'coster', which comes from the Latin 'constare', meaning 'to stand together' or 'to be fixed at a price'.
Patrones gramaticales
Contexto cultural
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 rápido
The new laptop _____ more than I expected.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: costs
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