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I . cost [kɒst, Am kɑ:st] N

1. cost (expense):

cost
koszt m

2. cost (price):

cost
cena f
at a cost of £20
w cenie 20 funtów
at no extra cost
bez dodatkowych opłat

4. cost (sacrifice):

cost
cena f
at the cost of sth
kosztem czegoś

5. cost → cost price

II . cost [kɒst, Am kɑ:st] VB trans

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1. cost cost, cost (require payment):

cost
kosztować

2. cost cost, cost no pass (result in loss):

cost
kosztować
it could cost you your life
mogłeś przypłacić to życiem
the scandal cost her her career
skandal zrujnował jej karierę

3. cost -ed, -ed (calculate cost):

to cost sth
szacować [perf o-] koszty czegoś

See also cost price

cost price N ECON

factory cost ECON
cena fabryczna f
prime cost ECON
koszty własne fpl
operating cost
koszty operacyjne fpl

acquisition cost N ECON

cost accounting N no pl

cost-aware ADJ

cost consciousness N no pl

cost-effective ADJ

cost-effectiveness, cost efficiency N no pl ECON

cost estimate N

cost-intensive ADJ

cost item N ECON

cost limit N ECON

Usage examples with cost

actual cost
koszt m rzeczywisty
planned cost
planowany koszt m
standard cost
standardowy koszt m
to cost the earth inf
kosztować fortunę
to cost a bundle inf
kosztować fortunę
to cost £15,000 plus
kosztować od 15.000 funtów w górę
to cost under £10
kosztować mniej niż 10 funtów
at no extra cost
bez dodatkowych opłat
at all [or any] cost
za wszelką cenę
below cost price
poniżej kosztów
to cost sth
szacować [perf o-] koszty czegoś
add-on cost
dodatkowy koszt m
at a cost of £20
w cenie 20 funtów
to cost more than sth
kosztować więcej niż coś
at the cost of sth
kosztem czegoś
I know to my cost
przekonałem się na własnej skórze
to count the cost of sth
ponosić [perf ponieść] konsekwencje czegoś
it could cost you your life
mogłeś przypłacić to życiem
the scandal cost her her career
skandal zrujnował jej karierę
this mistake will cost you dear
ta pomyłka będzie cię drogo kosztować

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They felt, although many people used cost as a reason to postpone the purchase of a hearing aid, there were deeper factors at work.
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This lowers the cost of engine manufacture while surrendering some performance.
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Food stamps are fully funded by the federal government, so any expansion of their use would be a cost-free reform for the city.
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Many of these stores' successors have kept this decor as the cost of remodeling these stores makes little sense given the volume.
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This takes account of the effect of lower incomes, reduced productivity, poorer health and the cost of benefits and welfare services.
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Due to the high cost of lifting mass into orbit, there is a strong initiative to miniaturize the overall weight of spacecraft.
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If the tree pick-up point is within 10 km of the drop-off point, it will cost $25.
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Each item must cost $15 or more, and the total layaway purchase must be $50 or more.
www.thespec.com
The labour cost depends upon what is happening to the demand and supply of labour in the economy.
www.moneycontrol.com
The estimated cost of 25,000 for the scheme escalated to nearly 100,000, most of which was raised by mortgage.
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