Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *staējō
Proto-Italic *staēō
Proto-Italic *komstaēō
Latin cōnstō
Medieval Latin cōstō
Old French costerbor.
Middle English costen
English cost
From Middle English costen, from Old French coster, couster (“to cost”), from Medieval Latin cōstō, from Latin cōnstō (“stand together”).
Meanings
(ditransitive, transitive) To 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.
This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.
Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;[…]. 1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., […], [1933], →OCLC, page 0016:
(ditransitive, transitive) To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.
though it cost me ten nights' watchings 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives.
the packaging of home-delivered products now accounts for 30% of the solid rubbish the US generates annually, and the cardboard alone costs 1bn trees. 2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian:
To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
LUKE: "That little droid is going to cost me a lot of trouble." 1977, Star Wars:
to do him wanton rites, which cost them woe 1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
To calculate or estimate a price.
I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand.
(colloquial, transitive) To cost (a person) a great deal of money or suffering.
ja 掛かる (to incur a charge, a price) · sk stáť (to incur a charge, a price) · fr coûter (to incur a charge, a price) · et maksma (to incur a charge, a price) · os аргъ уын (to incur a charge, a price) · yi קאָסטן (to incur a charge, a price) · av багьа букӏине (to incur a charge, a price) · sh kȍštati (to incur a charge, a price) · bo གནད (to incur a charge, a price) · tr mal olmak (to incur a charge, a price) · fr couter (to cause something to be lost) · rm cuostair (to incur a charge, a price) · cs vykalkulovat cenu (to calculate or estimate a price) · jje 들다 (to incur a charge, a price) · bg чи́ня (to incur a charge, a price) · oc costar (to incur a charge, a price) · eo kosti (to incur a charge, a price) · ia costar (to incur a charge, a price) · bg ко́ствам (to incur a charge, a price) · sv kosta (to incur a charge, a price) · hy արժենալ (to incur a charge, a price) · nap custà (to incur a charge, a price) · hi लागत (to incur a charge, a price) · ru сто́ить (to incur a charge, a price) · tyv өртeк (to incur a charge, a price) · sq kushtëzoj (to incur a charge, a price) · nrf couôter (to incur a charge, a price) · fur costâ (to incur a charge, a price) · gl custar (to incur a charge, a price) · ro prețui (to incur a charge, a price) · fi tulla kalliiksi (to cost (a person) a great deal of money or suffering) · el κοστίζω (to incur a charge, a price) · zdj hufa (to incur a charge, a price) · cs odhadnout náklady (to calculate or estimate a price) · cs ocenit (to calculate or estimate a price) · hu kerül (to incur a charge, a price) · lt kainuoti (to incur a charge, a price) · nb koste (to incur a charge, a price) · kk тұру (to incur a charge, a price) · fi maksaa (to incur a charge, a price) · rm custair (to incur a charge, a price) · ast costar (to incur a charge, a price) · yo nánilówó (to incur a charge, a price) · nl kosten (to incur a charge, a price) · hi मूल्य (to incur a charge, a price) · it costare (to incur a charge, a price) · fi hinnoitella (to calculate or estimate a price) · lmo costà (to incur a charge, a price) · mn зардал (to incur a charge, a price) · fa ارزیدن (to incur a charge, a price) · hi दाम (to incur a charge, a price) · cs stát (to incur a charge, a price) · ab аԥсазаара (to incur a charge, a price) · scn custari (to incur a charge, a price) · nv bą́ą́h aleeh (to incur a charge, a price) · uz arzimoq (to incur a charge, a price) · fr coûter (to cause something to be lost) · lb kaschten (to incur a charge, a price) · ist custà (to incur a charge, a price) · ce хӏажараш (to incur a charge, a price) · tr fiyatı olmak (to incur a charge, a price) · th ราคา (to incur a charge, a price) · sc costare (to incur a charge, a price) · fo kosta (to incur a charge, a price) · kn ಬೀರು (to incur a charge, a price) · el τιμώμαι (to incur a charge, a price) · mk чини (to incur a charge, a price) · ms harga (to incur a charge, a price) · fi maksaa (to cause something to be lost) · id menghabiskan biaya (to incur a charge, a price) · eu kostatu (to incur a charge, a price) · sh ко̏штати (to incur a charge, a price) · uk ко́штувати (to incur a charge, a price) · ko 들다 (to incur a charge, a price) · is kosta (to incur a charge, a price) · vec gostar (to incur a charge, a price) · da koste (to incur a charge, a price) · tr mal olmak (to cause something to be lost) · za bozgunz (to incur a charge, a price) · bg стру́вам (to incur a charge, a price) · sq ngushtoj (to incur a charge, a price) · la valeō (to incur a charge, a price) · gd cosg (to incur a charge, a price) · ga cosain (to incur a charge, a price) · es costar (to incur a charge, a price) · fi aiheuttaa (to require to be borne or suffered) · sc costai (to incur a charge, a price) · nv bą́ą́h ílį́ (to incur a charge, a price) · fr couter (to incur a charge, a price) · rm custar (to incur a charge, a price) · mk кошта (to incur a charge, a price) · el κάνω [colloquial] (to incur a charge, a price) · cmn 花費 /花费 (to incur a charge, a price) · ja 費やす (to incur a charge, a price) · ar سَاوَى (to incur a charge, a price) · ar كَلَّفَ (to incur a charge, a price) · uk сто́їти (to incur a charge, a price) · ka ღირს (to incur a charge, a price) · tg арзидан (to incur a charge, a price) · ca costar (to incur a charge, a price) · az başa gəlmək (to incur a charge, a price) · nn koste (to incur a charge, a price) · he עָלָה (to incur a charge, a price) · be каштава́ць (to incur a charge, a price) · kw costya (to incur a charge, a price) · sl státi (to incur a charge, a price) · vec costar (to incur a charge, a price) · ky туруу (to incur a charge, a price) · pl kosztować (to incur a charge, a price) · uz turmoq (to incur a charge, a price) · yo ni (to incur a charge, a price) · ro costa (to incur a charge, a price) · la cōnstō (to incur a charge, a price) · ta செலவு (to incur a charge, a price) · de kosten (to incur a charge, a price) · sw gharimu (to incur a charge, a price) · hy արժել (to incur a charge, a price) · fi arvioida (to calculate or estimate a price) · sc costari (to incur a charge, a price) · el στοιχίζω (to incur a charge, a price) · roa-gal cóstaer (to incur a charge, a price) · km មានតម្លៃ (to incur a charge, a price) · so kharashka (to incur a charge, a price) · ba тороу (to incur a charge, a price) · pt custar (to incur a charge, a price) · cs nacenit (to calculate or estimate a price) · mww nqi (to incur a charge, a price) · lv maksāt (to incur a charge, a price) · lo ຄ່າໃຊ້ຈ່າຍ (to incur a charge, a price) · zu -biza (to incur a charge, a price) · ar تَكَلَّفَ (to incur a charge, a price) · io kustar (to incur a charge, a price)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *staējō
Proto-Italic *staēō
Proto-Italic *komstaēō
Latin cōnstō
Medieval Latin cōstō
Old French costerbor.
Middle English costendeverb.
Middle English cost
English cost
From Middle English cost, coust, from costen (“to cost”), from the same source as above.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
The average cost of a new house is twice as much as it was 20 years ago.
According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle. 2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55:
The total cost of the new complex was an estimated $1.5 million.
We have to cut costs if we want to avoid bankruptcy.
(countable, uncountable) A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.
We simply do not have the option to return to a lower economic level, at least not a rational option. Peer polity competition drives increased complexity and resource consumption regardless of costs, human or ecological. 1988, Joseph Tainter, “Summary and Implications”, in The Collapse of Complex Societies, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 214:
The army won the battle decisively, but at a cost of many lives.
Spending all your time working may earn you a lot of money at the cost of your health.
it discapito (negative consequence or loss) · mk вредност (amount of money spent for a purpose) · es costo (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ckb نرخ (amount of money spent for a purpose) · nn kostnad (negative consequence or loss) · ur دام (amount of money spent for a purpose) · nrf couôtage (amount of money spent for a purpose) · fur cost (amount of money spent for a purpose) · nrf couôtement (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ms kos (amount of money spent for a purpose) · el δαπάνη (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ja 代償 (negative consequence or loss) · ga costas (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ckb بەھا (amount of money spent for a purpose) · mn өртөг (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ru затра́ты (negative consequence or loss) · mi utu (amount of money spent for a purpose) · de Kosten (amount of money spent for a purpose) · gl custas (amount of money spent for a purpose) · uk кошт (amount of money spent for a purpose) · pt custo (amount of money spent for a purpose) · it costo (amount of money spent for a purpose) · el κόστος (negative consequence or loss) · grc δαπάνη (amount of money spent for a purpose) · km ថ្លៃ (amount of money spent for a purpose) · es costa (amount of money spent for a purpose) · he עלות (amount of money spent for a purpose) · de Ausgaben (negative consequence or loss) · sv kostnad (negative consequence or loss) · tr masraf (amount of money spent for a purpose) · cs cena (negative consequence or loss) · cmn 花費 /花费 (amount of money spent for a purpose) · be ва́ртасць (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ru расхо́ды (amount of money spent for a purpose) · la sūmptus (amount of money spent for a purpose) · pdt Priess (amount of money spent for a purpose) · pl koszt (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ast costu (negative consequence or loss) · eo kosto (amount of money spent for a purpose) · nl kost (amount of money spent for a purpose) · yo iye (amount of money spent for a purpose) · bg сто́йност (amount of money spent for a purpose) · hi मूल्य (amount of money spent for a purpose) · gd cosgais (negative consequence or loss) · gl custo (amount of money spent for a purpose) · da omkostninger (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ar كُلْفَة (amount of money spent for a purpose) · fa هزینه (amount of money spent for a purpose) · sw gharama (amount of money spent for a purpose) · la impendium (amount of money spent for a purpose) · nn kostnad (amount of money spent for a purpose) · es gasto (amount of money spent for a purpose) · bg разноски (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ar تَكْلِفَة (amount of money spent for a purpose) · sk náklad (amount of money spent for a purpose) · fa قیمت (amount of money spent for a purpose) · el αντίτιμο (amount of money spent for a purpose) · txb wyai (amount of money spent for a purpose) · be кашто́ўнасць (amount of money spent for a purpose) · gd cosgais (amount of money spent for a purpose) · tg хазина (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ro cost (amount of money spent for a purpose) · pl cena (negative consequence or loss) · ccc iso'no (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ru изде́ржки (negative consequence or loss) · gl custo (negative consequence or loss) · gd cosg (negative consequence or loss) · tg қимат (amount of money spent for a purpose) · eu kostu (amount of money spent for a purpose) · nb omkostninger (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ms belanja (amount of money spent for a purpose) · uk ва́ртість (amount of money spent for a purpose) · rgn prëz (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ja 費用 (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ur قیمت (amount of money spent for a purpose) · chr ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ (amount of money spent for a purpose) · eu kostu (negative consequence or loss) · fr coût (amount of money spent for a purpose) · gd cosg (amount of money spent for a purpose) · roa-gal cóstauncz (amount of money spent for a purpose) · gl custa (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ko 대가 (negative consequence or loss) · sh trošak (amount of money spent for a purpose) · be кошт (amount of money spent for a purpose) · pt custo (negative consequence or loss) · kw còst (amount of money spent for a purpose) · lv cena (amount of money spent for a purpose) · sl stroški (amount of money spent for a purpose) · lv maksa (negative consequence or loss) · es costo (negative consequence or loss) · txb pīto (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ru сто́имость (amount of money spent for a purpose) · bg разхо́д (amount of money spent for a purpose) · fr coût (negative consequence or loss) · lv dārdzība (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ur لاگت (amount of money spent for a purpose) · haw uku (amount of money spent for a purpose) · th ค่าใชีข่าย (amount of money spent for a purpose) · yo owó (amount of money spent for a purpose) · tl halaga (amount of money spent for a purpose) · el κόστος (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ca despesa (amount of money spent for a purpose) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 (amount of money spent for a purpose) · it spesa (amount of money spent for a purpose) · hu ár (negative consequence or loss) · fr frais (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ru цена́ (negative consequence or loss) · cmn 費用 /费用 (amount of money spent for a purpose) · hi दाम (amount of money spent for a purpose) · cmn 成本 (amount of money spent for a purpose) · as দাম (amount of money spent for a purpose) · tyv өртек (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ast costu (amount of money spent for a purpose) · la impensa (amount of money spent for a purpose) · pdt Kost (amount of money spent for a purpose) · el τίμημα (amount of money spent for a purpose) · la pretium (amount of money spent for a purpose) · bg загуби (negative consequence or loss) · hy ծախս (amount of money spent for a purpose) · de Verlust (negative consequence or loss) · tl halaga (negative consequence or loss) · hi क़ीमत (amount of money spent for a purpose) · fi kustannus (negative consequence or loss) · lv maksa (amount of money spent for a purpose) · sv kostnad (amount of money spent for a purpose) · hu költség (amount of money spent for a purpose) · nb kostnad (negative consequence or loss) · ota قیمت (amount of money spent for a purpose) · fi hinta (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ca cost (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ko 비용 (amount of money spent for a purpose) · fi kustannus (amount of money spent for a purpose) · ka ფასი (amount of money spent for a purpose) · gd prìs (negative consequence or loss) · cs náklad (amount of money spent for a purpose) · fi hinta (negative consequence or loss)
From Middle English cost, from Old English cost (“option, choice, possibility, manner, way, condition”), from Old Norse kostr (“choice, opportunity, chance, condition, state, quality”), from Proto-Germanic *kustuz (“choice, trial”) (or Proto-Germanic *kustiz (“choice, trial”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“to enjoy, taste”).
Cognate with Icelandic kostur, German dialectal Kust (“taste, flavour”), Dutch kust (“choice, choosing”), North Frisian kest (“choice, estimation, virtue”), West Frisian kêst (“article of law, statute”), Old English cyst (“free-will, choice, election, the best of anything, the choicest, picked host, moral excellence, virtue, goodness, generosity, munificence”), Latin gustus (“taste”). Related to choose. Doublet of gusto.
Meanings
(obsolete) Manner; way; means; available course; contrivance.
Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic.
From Middle English coste, from Old French coste, from Latin costa. Doublet of coast and cuesta.
Meanings
(obsolete) A rib; a side.
betwixt the costs of a ship 1625 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Staple of Newes. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot […], published 1631, →OCLC, (please specify the page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):