英语词汇“cost”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

costnoun

uk/kɒst/us

[ C or U ] money that has to be spent in order to buy, do, or make something:

Some people are reluctant to seek the help of a financial adviser because of the cost.

the cost of (doing) sth What's the cost of an international call?

cut/lower/reduce the cost If states shared the risk of catastrophic events, this would lower the cost for policyholders.

increase/raise/push up the cost New standards will increase the cost of making and selling diesel vehicles.

the cost increases/rises/goes up Raw material costs have risen faster than expected.

the cost goes down/drops/falls The cost of farm subsidies is expected to fall thanks to large exports and healthy prices.

an increase/rise in the cost of sth an increase in the cost of goods and services

travel/childcare/healthcare costs All travel costs will be reimbursed by your employer.

legal/medical/insurance costs Republican candidates offered tax credits to lower health insurance costs.

high/rising/spiralling cost(s) Spiralling fuel costs have hit motorists hard.

additional/average/extra cost The average cost of insuring a family car in 2011 was £360.

estimated/projected cost Total projected cost is $2.5 billion.

cover/pay/meet the cost A one-off disposal fee covers the cost of collection and recycling

at a cost of $4 billion/£150,000, etc. plans to build ten new power stations at a cost of £2 billion each

the cost to sb "What will the cost to taxpayers be?" is the question on everyone's lips.

Strategic alliances can provide growth at a fraction of the cost of going it alone.

Apartments in Brooklyn often sell at half the cost of apartments in Manhattan.

costs [ plural ]

money that a company or organization has to spend regularly:

Company legislation deals with key issues such as costs, advertising, and promotional spend.

the costs of (doing) sth Small companies find it hard to bear the costs of promotion and distribution.

cut/reduce/rein in costs There was a drive to cut costs by using fewer suppliers.

high/rising/escalating costs Escalating costs have adversely affected profits.

increase/rise in costs Technological advances have sparked most of the rise in costs, industry analysts claimed.

reduction in costs A reduction in costs should help boost end-of-year figures.

administrative/labour/production costs

energy/fuel costs

additional/actual/extra costs The OFT said yesterday that credit card providers could only charge for the actual costs of processing late payments.

incur costs Adequate compensation should be provided for any costs incurred.

cover/recover/recoup costs Because private farmers can't recoup their costs, they are cutting production.

costs rise/go up/increase Staff costs have risen by 20% in the past two years.

costs come/go down Alternative energy sources will become more widely used as costs come down.

[ U ] ACCOUNTING the amount of money that is spent to produce goods or services, before any profit is added for the manufacturer or producer:

Mass-market retailers often sell items such as bread and milk at cost to pull in customers.

Supermarkets were accused of encouraging irresponsible drinking by selling beer and cider at below cost.

See also

cost price

[ C ] ACCOUNTING an amount of money that a company has to pay and that appears in its accounts:

The amount paid for the lease should be entered as a cost in the profit and loss account.

The depreciation of the value of equipment is treated as a cost.

[ S or U ] something that is given, needed or lost in order to get a particular thing:

cost to sb/sth We will help you run your business with less cost to the environment.

at a cost to sth She continued in the job, but at a great cost to her health.

cost in sth They felt that continuing with the project was not worth the cost in time and effort.

considerable/enormous/great cost

costs [ plural ] also legal costs

LAW the money that helps pay for the lawyers and the court in a legal case, usually paid by the person or organization that has lost the case:

They were fined $50,000 and ordered to pay $10,000 in costs.

See also

accrued cost

acquisition cost

bid costs

carrying cost

conversion cost

current cost

customer acquisition cost

depreciated cost

direct cost

discretionary costs

economic cost

employment costs

factor cost

factory cost

first cost

fixed cost

hard cost

high-cost

historic cost

holding cost

incremental cost

indirect cost

cost price

life cycle cost

low-cost

marginal cost

operating cost

opportunity cost

overhead cost

prime cost

real cost

replacement cost

restructuring cost

running cost

selling cost

set-up cost

social cost

soft cost

standard cost

standby cost

start-up cost

sunk cost

switching cost

transaction cost

unit cost

variable cost

costverb [ T ]

uk/kɒst/us

cost, cost if something costs a particular amount of money, you have to pay that amount in order to buy or have it:

cost $1 million/£500,000, etc. Calls cost 60 cents per minute.

cost sb $1 million/£500,00, etc. Deregulation allowed the company to fix electricity prices, costing consumers billions of dollars.

cost more/less than Stamp duty is up to 3% on properties costing more than £250,000.

cost about/around/up to luxury apartments costing up to £900,000 each

be expected/estimated to cost The project, which was originally expected to cost $1 billion, is now estimated at $1.8 billion

cost as little/much as Hundreds of items, some costing as little as $1, are for sale.

if something costs you your job, an opportunity, etc. it prevents you from keeping or having it:

The airline folded, costing 3.000 jobs.

cost sb sth Problems with our suppliers could cost us the opportunity to grow our business.

costed ACCOUNTING to calculate the price of something or to decide how much it will cost:

Has the project been costed yet?

cost sth at The new rail line was costed at £150 billion.

cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth informal

to be very expensive:

The court case will cost the company a fortune.

单词	cost
释义	Contents noun (2) cost (MONEY SPENT) cost (SOMETHING LOST/GIVEN) verb (2) cost (MONEY) cost (DESTROY) Contents noun (2) cost (MONEY) cost (SOMETHING GIVEN OR LOST) verb (2) cost (PAY MONEY) cost (GIVE OR LOSE SOMETHING) Contents noun (6) cost (1) cost (2) cost (3) cost (4) cost (5) cost (6) verb (4) cost (1) cost (2) cost (3) cost (4) English American Business costnoun uk/kɒst/us/kɑːst/ cost noun (MONEY SPENT) A2 [ U ] the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something: When you buy a new computer, you usually get software included at no extra cost (= for no additional money). In most families, two salaries are essential to cover the cost of (= pay for) raising a family. The supermarket chain announced that it was cutting the cost (= reducing the price) of all its fresh and frozen meat. It's difficult for most people to deal with the rising cost of (= increasing price of) healthcare. I was able to buy the damaged goods at cost (= for only the amount of money needed to produce or get the goods, without any extra money added for profit). costs [ plural ] the amount of money needed for a business or to do a particular job: We need to cut our advertising costs. The estimated costs of the building project are well over £1 million. More examples Whether or not we go to Spain for our holiday depends on the cost. Do you agree with the principle that everyone should pay something towards the cost of healthcare? The average cost of a new house has gone up by 5 percent to £76 500. Their estimate of the cost of the project was wildly inaccurate. My main concern about moving to London is the cost of housing. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Costs & expenses aliment alimony asking price carrying charge charge compensation corkage cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune idiom cost-of-living index damage dent expense flat rate indirect cost maintenance price war running costs settlement sticker price stoppage See more results » cost noun (SOMETHING LOST/GIVEN) B2 [ S or U ] something that is given, needed, or lost in order to get a particular thing: We were going to paint the house ourselves, but when we considered the cost in time and effort, we decided to get a painter to do it for us. The driver managed not to hit the child who ran in front of his car, but only at the cost of injuring himself. She has finally got the job she wanted, but at great personal cost (= she has had to give up other things that were important to her). UK It's not worth getting into an argument with Paula, as I learned to my cost (= from my unpleasant experience of having done so). More examples I didn't read the contract fully before I signed it but I'm counting the cost now. Victory in the war was achieved at the cost of great human suffering. He tried to fight for justice, but in the end the personal cost was too high. She supported the refugees at great personal cost. I discovered to my cost that he was a violent man. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Costs & expenses aliment alimony asking price carrying charge charge compensation corkage cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune idiom cost-of-living index damage dent expense flat rate indirect cost maintenance price war running costs settlement sticker price stoppage See more results » Idiom(s) at all cost(s) costverb [ T ] uk/kɒst/us/kɑːst/ cost verb [ T ] (MONEY) A2 cost, cost If something costs an amount of money, you must pay that amount to buy or do it: "How much does this book cost?" "It costs £25." It costs a lot to buy a house in this part of Sydney. [ + two objects ] The trip will cost you $1,000. costed, costed to calculate the future cost of something: My boss asked me to cost the materials for the new fence and gate. Has your plan been properly costed (out)? More examples "How much will the trip cost?" "No more than £40." Smaller cars have better mileage and so cost less to run. The repairs to our car cost much more than we were expecting. These shoes only cost £20. The projected extension to the motorway near London is going to cost over £4 million. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Costs & expenses aliment alimony asking price carrying charge charge compensation corkage cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune idiom cost-of-living index damage dent expense flat rate indirect cost maintenance price war running costs settlement sticker price stoppage See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Accounting Estimating value cost verb [ T ] (DESTROY) B2 cost, cost to cause someone to lose or destroy something valuable: Drinking and driving costs lives (= can cause accidents in which people die). [ + two objects ] His affairs cost him his marriage (= his marriage ended because of them). More examples Alcoholism cost me my job, my health and finally my family. Many of the fans believe that the omission of Heacock from the team cost England the match. Ireland squandered several chances, including a penalty that cost them the game. They won the war, although it cost them millions of lives. Writing the book cost me my job and my marriage. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Damaging and spoiling adulterate alloy at the expense of sb idiom at-risk bandh bang up sb/sth foul gild the lily idiom gloss gnaw gnaw away at sth go west idiom goonda ravages ruin scourge shatter *shoot sth* up sour tell on sb See more results » Idiom(s) cost sb dear cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune it'll cost you costnoun us/kɔst, kɑst/ cost noun (MONEY) [ C/U ] the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something, or an amount spent for something: [ C ] Education costs continue to rise. [ U ] Most computers come with software included at no extra cost. [ U ] The area has both high-cost and low-cost housing. [ C/U ] law Costs is the money given to a person who wins a legal case to pay for the cost of taking the matter to a law court. cost noun (SOMETHING GIVEN OR LOST) [ U ] that which is given, needed, or lost in order to obtain something: He supported the refugees at great personal cost. Idiom(s) at any cost at cost cost (someone) an arm and a leg costverb [ T ] us/kɔst/past tense and past participle cost cost verb [ T ] (PAY MONEY) to need you to pay a particular amount of money in order for you to buy or do something: The trip will cost (you) $1000. It costs a lot to buy a house these days. cost verb [ T ] (GIVE OR LOSE SOMETHING) to be forced to give or lose something in order to obtain something: If you give him a chance to hit the ball, it could cost you the ballgame. costnoun uk/kɒst/us [ C or U ] money that has to be spent in order to buy, do, or make something: Some people are reluctant to seek the help of a financial adviser because of the cost. the cost of (doing) sth What's the cost of an international call? cut/lower/reduce the cost If states shared the risk of catastrophic events, this would lower the cost for policyholders. increase/raise/push up the cost New standards will increase the cost of making and selling diesel vehicles. the cost increases/rises/goes up Raw material costs have risen faster than expected. the cost goes down/drops/falls The cost of farm subsidies is expected to fall thanks to large exports and healthy prices. an increase/rise in the cost of sth an increase in the cost of goods and services travel/childcare/healthcare costs All travel costs will be reimbursed by your employer. legal/medical/insurance costs Republican candidates offered tax credits to lower health insurance costs. high/rising/spiralling cost(s) Spiralling fuel costs have hit motorists hard. additional/average/extra cost The average cost of insuring a family car in 2011 was £360. estimated/projected cost Total projected cost is $2.5 billion. cover/pay/meet the cost A one-off disposal fee covers the cost of collection and recycling at a cost of $4 billion/£150,000, etc. plans to build ten new power stations at a cost of £2 billion each the cost to sb "What will the cost to taxpayers be?" is the question on everyone's lips. Strategic alliances can provide growth at a fraction of the cost of going it alone. Apartments in Brooklyn often sell at half the cost of apartments in Manhattan. costs [ plural ] money that a company or organization has to spend regularly: Company legislation deals with key issues such as costs, advertising, and promotional spend. the costs of (doing) sth Small companies find it hard to bear the costs of promotion and distribution. cut/reduce/rein in costs There was a drive to cut costs by using fewer suppliers. high/rising/escalating costs Escalating costs have adversely affected profits. increase/rise in costs Technological advances have sparked most of the rise in costs, industry analysts claimed. reduction in costs A reduction in costs should help boost end-of-year figures. administrative/labour/production costs energy/fuel costs additional/actual/extra costs The OFT said yesterday that credit card providers could only charge for the actual costs of processing late payments. incur costs Adequate compensation should be provided for any costs incurred. cover/recover/recoup costs Because private farmers can't recoup their costs, they are cutting production. costs rise/go up/increase Staff costs have risen by 20% in the past two years. costs come/go down Alternative energy sources will become more widely used as costs come down. [ U ] ACCOUNTING the amount of money that is spent to produce goods or services, before any profit is added for the manufacturer or producer: Mass-market retailers often sell items such as bread and milk at cost to pull in customers. Supermarkets were accused of encouraging irresponsible drinking by selling beer and cider at below cost. See also cost price [ C ] ACCOUNTING an amount of money that a company has to pay and that appears in its accounts: The amount paid for the lease should be entered as a cost in the profit and loss account. The depreciation of the value of equipment is treated as a cost. [ S or U ] something that is given, needed or lost in order to get a particular thing: cost to sb/sth We will help you run your business with less cost to the environment. at a cost to sth She continued in the job, but at a great cost to her health. cost in sth They felt that continuing with the project was not worth the cost in time and effort. considerable/enormous/great cost costs [ plural ] also legal costs LAW the money that helps pay for the lawyers and the court in a legal case, usually paid by the person or organization that has lost the case: They were fined $50,000 and ordered to pay $10,000 in costs. See also accrued cost acquisition cost bid costs carrying cost conversion cost current cost customer acquisition cost depreciated cost direct cost discretionary costs economic cost employment costs factor cost factory cost first cost fixed cost hard cost high-cost historic cost holding cost incremental cost indirect cost cost price life cycle cost low-cost marginal cost operating cost opportunity cost overhead cost prime cost real cost replacement cost restructuring cost running cost selling cost set-up cost social cost soft cost standard cost standby cost start-up cost sunk cost switching cost transaction cost unit cost variable cost costverb [ T ] uk/kɒst/us cost, cost if something costs a particular amount of money, you have to pay that amount in order to buy or have it: cost $1 million/£500,000, etc. Calls cost 60 cents per minute. cost sb $1 million/£500,00, etc. Deregulation allowed the company to fix electricity prices, costing consumers billions of dollars. cost more/less than Stamp duty is up to 3% on properties costing more than £250,000. cost about/around/up to luxury apartments costing up to £900,000 each be expected/estimated to cost The project, which was originally expected to cost $1 billion, is now estimated at $1.8 billion cost as little/much as Hundreds of items, some costing as little as $1, are for sale. if something costs you your job, an opportunity, etc. it prevents you from keeping or having it: The airline folded, costing 3.000 jobs. cost sb sth Problems with our suppliers could cost us the opportunity to grow our business. costed ACCOUNTING to calculate the price of something or to decide how much it will cost: Has the project been costed yet? cost sth at The new rail line was costed at £150 billion. cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth informal to be very expensive:** The court case will cost the company a fortune.
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costnoun

cost noun (MONEY SPENT)

cost noun (SOMETHING LOST/GIVEN)

Idiom(s)

costverb [ T ]

cost verb [ T ] (MONEY)

cost verb [ T ] (DESTROY)

Idiom(s)

costnoun

cost noun (MONEY)

cost noun (SOMETHING GIVEN OR LOST)

Idiom(s)

costverb [ T ]

cost verb [ T ] (PAY MONEY)

cost verb [ T ] (GIVE OR LOSE SOMETHING)

costnoun

costverb [ T ]