verb🔗ShareTo incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price."It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."businesseconomyfinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of."Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives."valuebusinesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo require to be borne or suffered; to cause."The accident is costing him a lot of money in repairs. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo calculate or estimate a price."The store clerk is costing the groceries to tell me the total amount I owe. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe estimation of the cost of a process or product."The costing for the new school lunch program needs to be completed before we can present it to the board. "businesseconomyfinanceindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
