noun/verb · neutral
cost
UK/kɒst/US/kɔːst/COST
Band 4-5task2speaking
the amount of money needed to buy, make, or do something; the expense
Examples
“The cost of living has increased.”
“How much will it cost to repair the car?”
“They underestimated the cost of the project.”
Band 8 sentence
“The unexpected rise in raw-material costs forced the company to revise its budget.”
Collocations
- cost of living
- at the cost of
- production costs
Word family
cost nounto cost verbcostly adjective
Common mistakes
It cost me to buy this phone.→It cost me a lot to buy this phone.
The project is expensive cost.→The project is expensive.
Say it for a higher band
5pay→6money→7+cost
Synonyms
expense
Easily confused
price
“The cost of producing the book was higher than its selling price.”
expense
“Business travel expenses can be claimed back.”
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