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Meanings of cost in English

Portuguese
custos
Catalan
cost
Spanish
precio

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

custos
Portuguese
valer
Catalan
valer
Spanish
valer

Be priced at.

valer
Russian
затраты
Portuguese
custo
Catalan
cost
Spanish
costo

Value of money that has been used up to produce something.

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Examples for "expense"
Examples for "expense"
1
The expensive ones are provided for free as a necessary government expense.
Enigma of China
2
Eight expense forms altogether, one for each month of the current year.
Nemesis
3
That came at the expense of developed market and emerging market equities.
Reuters
4
In the course of work, naturally it's an expense the client covers.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
5
He says the increased write-off expense is a great way to start.
News.com.au
Usage of cost in English
1
Masutha, however, could not say exactly how much free education will cost.
The South African
2
The Government said it had cost taxpayers millions of dollars a year.
News.com.au
3
The question of cost is never far away from the food debate.
The Irish Times
4
What is the real cost of New Zealand's so-called free education system?
Radio NZ
5
The change will cost his young family tens of thousands of pounds.
The Guardian
6
CONS: Serious crime rate and cost of living both above national average.
Forbes
7
Low-cost airlines have started the competition against the train industry in Europe.
Wired
8
However the prime minister says the exercise will cost time and money.
Radio NZ
9
Gas subsidies cost Petronas about 20 billion ringgit a year, he said.
Reuters
10
The report said the accounts cost the U.S. government potential tax revenue.
Reuters
11
The companies have been forced to take number of cost reduction measures.
Reuters
12
Of course, that onetime injection has a devastating long-term cost: climate change.
NY Magazine
13
However, the reviews and legal processes had come at a great cost.
The South African
14
The following month, despite major cost overruns, the Government decided to proceed.
The Irish Times
15
However, he would not say exactly how much the process has cost.
Radio NZ
16
The company promises better cost management particularly for companies with multi-site organisations.
The Irish Times
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Common
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Common
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