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cost
verb (in senses 1, 2 and 4 past tense , past participle cost , in all senses present participle costing )
1 to be obtainable at a certain price.
2 tr & intr to involve the loss or sacrifice of someone or something.
3 (past tense , past participle costed ) to estimate or decide the cost of something.
4 tr & intr , colloq to put someone to some expense.
noun
1 what something costs; the price paid or required to be paid.
2 loss or sacrifice The war was won but the cost of human life was great .
3 (costs) law the expenses of a case, generally paid by the unsuccessful party.
[13c: from Latin constare to stand firm or cost]
at all costs no matter what the risk or effort may be.
cost someone dear to prove costly to them.
count the cost
1 to consider all the risks before taking action.
2 to realize the bad effects of something done.
to one's cost with some loss or disadvantage.
verb (in senses 1, 2 and 4 past tense , past participle cost , in all senses present participle costing )
1 to be obtainable at a certain price.
2 tr & intr to involve the loss or sacrifice of someone or something.
3 (past tense , past participle costed ) to estimate or decide the cost of something.
4 tr & intr , colloq to put someone to some expense.
noun
1 what something costs; the price paid or required to be paid.
2 loss or sacrifice The war was won but the cost of human life was great .
3 (costs) law the expenses of a case, generally paid by the unsuccessful party.
[13c: from Latin constare to stand firm or cost]
at all costs no matter what the risk or effort may be.
cost someone dear to prove costly to them.
count the cost
1 to consider all the risks before taking action.
2 to realize the bad effects of something done.
to one's cost with some loss or disadvantage.
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