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cost costscostingset (someone) back

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nounThe cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold.In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production.Badges are also available at a cost of £2.50.Your costs are the total amount of money that you must spend on running your home or business.Costs have been cut by 30 to 50 per cent.The company admits its costs are still too high.If someone is ordered by a court of law to pay costs, they have to pay a sum of money towards the expenses of a court case they are involved in.He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay £550 costs.If something is sold at cost, it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it....a store that provided soft drinks and candy bars at cost.They started selling below cost to drive competition out of business.The cost of something is the loss, damage, or injury that is involved in trying to achieve it.In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs.He had to protect his family, whatever the cost to himself.verbIf something costs a particular amount of money, you can buy, do, or make it for that amount.This course is limited to 12 people and costs £50.Painted walls look much more interesting and don't cost much.It's going to cost me over $100,000 to buy new trucks.When something that you plan to do or make is costed, the amount of money you need is calculated in advance .Everything that goes into making a programme, staff, rent, lighting, is now costed....apartments, a restaurant and a hotel, costed at around 10 million pounds....training days for charity staff on how to draw up contracts and cost out proposals.It is always worth having a loft conversion costed out.If an event or mistake costs you something, you lose that thing as the result of it....a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation that cost him his sight.The increase will hurt small business and cost many thousands of jobs. A1

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definition	noun The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it. The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold. In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production. Badges are also available at a cost of £2.50. Your costs are the total amount of money that you must spend on running your home or business. Costs have been cut by 30 to 50 per cent. The company admits its costs are still too high. If someone is ordered by a court of law to pay costs, they have to pay a sum of money towards the expenses of a court case they are involved in. He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay £550 costs. If something is sold at cost, it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it. ...a store that provided soft drinks and candy bars at cost. They started selling below cost to drive competition out of business. The cost of something is the loss, damage, or injury that is involved in trying to achieve it. In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs. He had to protect his family, whatever the cost to himself. verb If something costs a particular amount of money, you can buy, do, or make it for that amount. This course is limited to 12 people and costs £50. Painted walls look much more interesting and don't cost much. It's going to cost me over $100,000 to buy new trucks. When something that you plan to do or make is costed, the amount of money you need is calculated in advance . Everything that goes into making a programme, staff, rent, lighting, is now costed. ...apartments, a restaurant and a hotel, costed at around 10 million pounds. ...training days for charity staff on how to draw up contracts and cost out proposals. It is always worth having a loft conversion costed out. If an event or mistake costs you something, you lose that thing as the result of it. ...a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation that cost him his sight. The increase will hurt small business and cost many thousands of jobs.
inflections	costscostingset (someone) back
cefr-level	A1

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