costing

[ kaws-ting, kos- ]

/ ˈkɔs tɪŋ, ˈkɒs- /

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noun Chiefly British.

cost accounting.

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cost

[ kawst, kost ]

/ kɔst, kɒst /

noun

the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the high cost of a good meal.

an outlay or expenditure of money, time, labor, trouble, etc.: What will the cost be to me?

a sacrifice, loss, or penalty: to work at the cost of one's health.

costs, Law.

money allowed to a successful party in a lawsuit in compensation for legal expenses incurred, chargeable to the unsuccessful party.
money due to a court or one of its officers for services in a cause.

verb (used with object), cost or for 10, cost·ed; cost·ing.

to require the payment of (money or something else of value) in an exchange: That camera cost $200.

to result in or entail the loss of: Carelessness costs lives.

to cause to lose or suffer: The accident cost her a broken leg.

to entail (effort or inconvenience): Courtesy costs little.

to cause to pay or sacrifice: That request will cost us two weeks' extra work.

to estimate or determine the cost of (manufactured articles, new processes, etc.): We have costed the manufacture of each item.

verb (used without object), cost·ed or cost; cost·ing.

to estimate or determine costs, as of manufacturing something.

Verb Phrases past and past participle cost·ed or cost; present participle cost·ing.

cost out, to calculate the cost of (a project, product, etc.) in advance: The firm that hired him just costed out a major construction project last month.

Origin of cost

1200–50; (v.) Middle English costen < Anglo-French, Old French co(u)ster < Latin constāre to stand together, be settled, cost; cf. constant; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR cost

1 charge, expense, expenditure, outlay. See price.

3 detriment.

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OTHER WORDS FROM cost

cost·less, adjective cost·less·ness, noun re·cost, verb (used with object), re·cost, re·cost·ing.

Example sentences from the Web for costing

Our lawyer, Kia Kamran, declined his commission because he knew how much the tour was costing us.

How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour? |Jack Conte |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And the support of prisons and prisoners is costing taxpayers as much as $74 billion a year.

Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On |Tina Brown |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Almost 80 years ago, the controversy it raised came close to costing its composer his life.

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Synchronoss only got paid when a customer activated on AT&T, so each of those jailbreakers was costing Synchronoss money.

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“Peter Gelb is responsible for costing the mayor money that he could have used for pre-K program,” Wisenfeld said.

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Ore in that condition did not handle easily, taking up time and costing considerably more to handle than when dry.

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Mr. Polteed reported nothing, except that his watch went on—costing a lot of money.

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The round open glass, the size of a half dollar, and costing the same, serves every needful purpose.

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The labor cost of making the forms was high, for such simple and heavy work, costing $10 per M. of lumber placed each day.

Concrete Construction |Halbert P. Gillette
“You can also render me a service, without its costing you any thing,” said Renzo.

The Betrothed |Alessandro Manzoni

British Dictionary definitions for costing

cost

/ (kɒst) /

noun

the price paid or required for acquiring, producing, or maintaining something, usually measured in money, time, or energy; expense or expenditure; outlay

suffering or sacrifice; loss; penalty count the cost to your health; I know to my cost

the amount paid for a commodity by its sellerto sell at cost
(as modifier)the cost price

(plural) law the expenses of judicial proceedings

at any cost or at all costs regardless of cost or sacrifice involved

at the cost of at the expense of losing

verb costs, costing or cost

(tr) to be obtained or obtainable in exchange for (money or something equivalent); be priced at the ride cost one pound

to cause or require the expenditure, loss, or sacrifice (of) the accident cost him dearly

to estimate the cost of (a product, process, etc) for the purposes of pricing, budgeting, control, etc

Derived forms of cost

costless, adjective

Word Origin for cost

C13: from Old French (n), from coster to cost, from Latin constāre to stand at, cost, from stāre to stand

Idioms and Phrases with costing

cost

see arm and a leg, cost an; at all costs; pretty penny, cost a.

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costing

noun Chiefly British.

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noun

verb (used with object), cost or for 10, cost·ed; cost·ing.

verb (used without object), cost·ed or cost; cost·ing.

Verb Phrases past and past participle cost·ed or cost; present participle cost·ing.

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noun

verb costs, costing or cost

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costing

noun Chiefly British.

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noun

verb (used with object), cost or for 10, cost·ed; cost·ing.

verb (used without object), cost·ed or cost; cost·ing.

Verb Phrases past and past participle cost·ed or cost; present participle cost·ing.

Origin of cost

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noun

verb costs, costing or cost

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