cost

nouns

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

cost

is a type of (narrower)

money paid out; an amount spent

expenditure, outgo, outlay, spending

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"

cost, monetary value, price

is derived from

costly

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?"

cost, price, toll

is derived from

costly

verbs

be priced at

"These shoes cost $100"

be, cost

require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

"This mistake cost him his job"

cost

is a type of (narrower)

require as useful, just, or proper

"It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take