Synonym: amount, charge, loss, price, rate, sacrifice. Similar words: costly, costume, at any cost, at all costs, at the cost of, the cost of living, ecosystem, most. Meaning: [kɒst] 
n. 1. the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor 2. the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) 3. value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something. v. 1. be priced at 2. require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice.
n. 1. the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor 2. the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) 3. value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something. v. 1. be priced at 2. require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice. 
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(91) This proposal is a political time bomb that could cost the government the next election.
(92) When you estimated the cost of the repairs, you forgot to factor in the labour.
(93) The annual cost of income support to unmarried mothers amounted to £700 million in that year.
(94) A small percentage reduction in the cost of materials would mean a significant increase in profit.
(95) Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases.
(96) Due to unforeseen circumstances the cost of the improvements has risen by twenty per cent.
(97) Your wedding ring can be engraved with a personal inscription at no extra cost.
(98) Many things now cost double what they did a few years ago.
(99) We did not even make enough money to cover the cost of the food.
(100) At the exits polite assistants will take the goods and add up the cost.
(101) Tell him how much it'll cost and that should wipe the smile off his face.
(102) You can set the telephone bill down as a business cost.
(103) The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost.
(104) How much does it cost to fly to the United States?
(105) Cost must be controlled(sentencedict.com), not just on the shop floor but in the boardroom too.
(106) He rescued the boy from drowning at the cost of his own life.
(107) When I added up the cost it gave me quite a shock.
(108) I've no idea how much the clothes cost because there was nothing so vulgar as a price tag in evidence.
(109) The average cost of a new house has gone up by 5% to £76 500.
(110) They've set up a plan whereby you can spread the cost over a period.
(111) At a conservative estimate, the holiday will cost about ￡1500.
(112) A new computer system has been installed at a cost of ￡80 000.
(113) Everybody does stupid things, it shouldn't cost them everything they want in life.
(114) The food cost £4 , but I only paid £3 so I still owe £1.
(115) It's an economy to buy good shoes; they cost more, but they last much longer than cheap ones.
(116) He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.
(117) She was rather imprecise about the cost of the trip.
(118) He jibbed when he heard how much the tickets would cost.
(119) The excursion won't cost you a penny if you go with us.
(120) They faced some hostile questioning over the cost of the project.
More similar words: costly, costume, at any cost, at all costs, at the cost of, the cost of living, ecosystem, most, host, boost, ghost, mostly, poster, foster, at most, almost, post-war, hostage, hostile, first and foremost.