Phonetic Breakdown of "costs"
Learn how to break down "costs" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/ˈkɑsts/
/ˈkɒsts/
/ˈkɔsts/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
K AA1 S T S
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation
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Definition of "costs"
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑsts/
Verb
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To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.Example: "It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."
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To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.Example: "Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives."
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To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
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To calculate or estimate a price.Example: "I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand."
Noun
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Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.Example: "The average cost of a new house is twice as much as it was 20 years ago."
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A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.Example: "Spending all your time working may earn you a lot of money at the cost of your health."
Noun
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Manner; way; means; available course; contrivance.
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Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic.
Noun
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A rib; a side.
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A cottise.