cost

IPA: kˈɑst

Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.
(obsolete) Manner; way; means; available course; contrivance.
Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic.
(obsolete) A rib; a side.
(heraldry) A cottise.
A surname.

(transitive, ditransitive) To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
(transitive, ditransitive) To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.
To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
To calculate or estimate a price.
(transitive, colloquial) To cost (a person) a great deal of money or suffering.

Examples of "cost" in Sentences

The charge for upload to the Internet covers the storage cost.
It costs taxpayers to incarcerate those unable to pay the fines.
The prospective homeowner is expected to pay a portion of the costs.
At the end of the day the Indian consumer will have to pay the cost.
In addition, the congestion charge exceeds the cost of running the car.
The Province of Ontario agreed to pay for the costs of the airport ferry.
The advantage to the employer is low cost of paying wages and efficiency.
The acurate apportion of cost, gives an accurate figure of price control.
The cost of the premium is built into the interest rate charged on the loan.
It cost millions to develop, and that cost is amortized in the price of Windows.