Cost - Definition
cost
n 1: the total spent for goods or services including money and
time and labor
2: 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"; "he puts a
high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost
of the collection" [syn: monetary value, price, cost]
3: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to
obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the
price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" [syn:
price, cost, toll]
v 1: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" [syn: cost, be]
2: require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him
his job"