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Cost (Noun)

Meaning 1

The total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor.

Classification

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

Examples

  • The new laptop came with a steep cost, totaling over a thousand dollars after adding up all the extra features and software.
  • Calculating the true cost of producing a unit of their new product took into account the costs of raw materials, manufacturing time, and transportation.
  • Rent, utilities, and employee salaries made up a significant portion of the restaurant's monthly operating cost.
  • It's hard to determine the environmental cost of fast fashion when companies aren't transparent about their manufacturing processes.
  • Including labor costs and other overheads, the company reported that the overall cost of completing the construction project had been substantially higher than initial estimates.

Hypernyms

  • Expenditure
  • Spending
  • Outlay

Hyponyms

  • Terms
  • Disbursal
  • Disbursement
  • Ransom Money
  • Handling Charge
  • Physical Value
  • Damage

Related Words

  • Cost (verb)

Meaning 2

The property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • The company has to consider the cost of raw materials when setting the price of their products.
  • The cost of the new smartphone is expected to be around $1000.
  • She puts a high cost on her time and only takes on projects that pay well.
  • The cost of the antique vase was estimated to be in the millions.
  • The cost of the rare book was too high for the museum to afford.

Synonyms

  • Monetary Value
  • Price

Hypernyms

  • Value

Hyponyms

  • Inexpensiveness
  • Average Cost
  • Assessment
  • Expensiveness
  • Marginal Cost
  • Incremental Cost

Related Words

  • Costly (adjective)
  • Cost (verb)

Meaning 3

Value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • The company will weigh the potential benefits of the new project against the cost in time and resources required to complete it.
  • The cost of admission to the theme park includes unlimited access to all rides and attractions.
  • After careful consideration, the cost of living in the city was deemed too high for the family to afford.
  • The environmental cost of using non-renewable energy sources has become a major concern in recent years.
  • The emotional cost of the traumatic event took a long time to heal and required extensive therapy.

Synonyms

  • Price
  • Toll

Hypernyms

  • Value

Hyponyms

  • Death Toll

Related Words

  • Costly (adjective)
  • Cost (verb)
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