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cost

/kɑst/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. noun

    the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

  2. verb

    be priced at

    These shoes cost $100

  3. verb

    require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

    This mistake cost him his job

  4. noun

    the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

    the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver

  5. noun

    value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

    the cost in human life was enormous

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