cost [ˈkɑːst]

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¹ cost noun

• the price of something : the amount of money that is needed to pay for or buy something
• an amount of money that must be spent regularly to pay for something (such as running a business or raising a family) —usually plural
• something that is lost, damaged, or given up in order to achieve or get something —often used after at

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² cost verb

• to have (an amount of money) as a price
• to cause (someone) to pay an amount of money
• to cause (someone) to lose something