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Cost
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
costs
Examples
He compared the cost of various insurance plans.
02
the value or price that needs to be paid, whether in terms of money, effort, or sacrifice, to obtain something
03
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
to cost
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
state verb
irregular
present tense
cost
3rd person singular
costs
present participle
costing
past simple
cost
past participle
cost
Examples
The new smartphone costs $ 500, but it comes with advanced features.
02
to cause the loss of something, often valuable, or a negative outcome resulting from a particular action or decision
Ditransitive: to cost sb sth
Transitive: to cost sth
Examples
Ignoring safety regulations can cost lives in hazardous work environments.
Lexical Tree
costless
cost
