#CreateConsciousControversy |Episode 28 | Cost

#CreateConsciousControversy

Definition of cost (Entry 1 of 2) 1a: the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something : PRICEThe average cost of a college education has gone up dramatically. b: the outlay or expenditure (as of effort or sacrifice) made to achieve an objectHe achieved fame, but at the cost of losing several friends. 2: loss or penalty incurred especially in gaining somethingthe cost of lives during war 3costs plural : expenses incurred in a judicial processespecially : those given by the law or the court to the prevailing party against the losing party at all costs : regardless of the cost or consequenceswas determined to win at all costs at cost : for the price of productionbuys clothes at cost directly from the manufacturer cost verb cost; costing Definition of cost (Entry 2 of 2) intransitive verb 1: to require expenditure or paymentThe best goods cost more. 2: to require effort, suffering, or loss transitive verb 1: to have a price ofEach ticket costs 25 dollars. 2: to cause to pay, suffer, or lose somethingFrequent absences cost him his job. 3past costed\ ˈkä-​stəd \ : to estimate or set the cost of —often used with outThe project has yet to be costed out