cost

verb
/kɒst/

To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

Example

“This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.”

Other meanings

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.”
To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.

Example sentences

“The cost of car ownership is increasing.”
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“Shots of that cost over a hundred dollars.”
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“Privacy must be guarded at all costs.”
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Word history

From Latin "cōnstō" (stand together).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cost” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.