cost

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el costo

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cost
[kɒst]
sustantivo
1costo (m) (price)coste (m) (español de España)
  • costs (Law) -> costas (f pl)
  • at little cost -> a bajo precio
  • at great cost -> por un precio alto; (financial) a un alto precio (sentido figurado)
  • at the cost of… (sentido figurado) -> a costa de…
  • cost of living (economía) -> costo (m) or coste (m) de la vida (español de España)
  • cost of production (comercio) -> coste (m) de producción
  • cost accounting (finanzas) -> contabilidad (f) de costes
  • cost benefit analysis (economía) -> análisis m inv de costo-beneficio or coste-beneficio (español de España)
  • at cost (price) (comercio) -> a precio de costo or coste (español de España)
2(idioms)
  • to count the cost of something -> ver las consecuencias de algo
  • at all costs -> a toda costa, a cualquier precio
  • as I found out to my cost -> como pude comprobar para mi desgracia
verbo transitivo
3(pt & pp cost) costar
  • how much does it cost? -> ¿cuánto cuesta?
  • it costs £25 -> cuesta 25 libras
  • whatever it costs -> cueste lo que cueste
  • to cost a fortune or the earth (familiar) -> costar una fortuna or un ojo de la cara
  • the attempt cost him his life -> el intento le costó la vida
4(pt & pp costed) presupuestar, calcular el coste de (comercio) (budget)

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cost [kɒst]
noun
1 (expense) (often pl) coste; (m) costo; (m) especially (LAm) (amount paid, price) precio; (m)
at costat (Comm) a (precio de) coste
at all costs at any cost
whatever the cost cueste lo que cueste; a toda costa
she cared for her elderly mother at great cost to her own freedom cuidó de su madre anciana pagando un precio muy alto a costa de su propia libertad; these are solutions that can be implemented at little cost estas son soluciones que pueden ponerse en práctica y que son poco costosas; at the cost of his life/health a costa de su vida/salud
to bear the cost ofbear pagar correr con los gastos de;or sufrir las consecuencias de
to count the cost of sth/of doing sthcount pensar en los riesgos de algo/de hacer algo
without counting the cost sin pensar en los riesgos
to my costto a mis expensas
2 costs (Jur) costas; (f)
he was ordered to pay costs se le condenó a pagar las costas
 (expenses) gastos; (m)
verb:transitive
1 cost (past) costar; valer
it cost £2 costó 2 libras; how much does it cost? ¿cuánto cuesta?; ¿cuánto vale?; ¿a cuánto está?; what will it cost to have it repaired? ¿cuánto va a costar repararlo?; it cost him a lot of money le costó mucho dinero; it'll cost you (informal) te va a salir caro; it cost him his life/job le costó la vida/el trabajo; it cost me a great deal of time/effort me robó mucho tiempo/me costó mucho esfuerzo; it costs nothing to be polite no cuesta nada ser educado
whatever it costs cost what it may also cueste lo que cueste
to cost the earth
it costs the earth (informal) cuesta un riñón; cuesta un ojo de la cara
2 costed (past) (Comm) [+articles for sale] calcular el coste de; [+job] calcular el presupuesto de
the job was costed at £5000 se calculó que el coste del trabajo ascendería a 5.000 libras; it has not been properly costed no se ha calculado detalladamente el coste
modifier
cost accountant (n) contable de costes costos; (m)or especially (LAm)
cost accounting (n) contabilidad de costes costos; (f)or especially (LAm)
cost analysis (n) análisis de costes costos; (m)or especially (LAm)
cost centre (n) centro (de determinación) de costes costos; (m)or especially (LAm)
cost control (n) control de costes costos; (m)or especially (LAm)
cost of living (n) coste costo de la vida; (m)or especially (LAm) (m)
cost-of-living adjustment ajuste del coste de la vida; (m)
a 6 percent raise, called cost of living adjustment
cost-of-living allowance subsidio por coste; (m) cost-of-living bonus plus de carestía de vida; (m) prima por coste de la vida; (f) cost-of-living increase incremento según el coste de la vida; (m) cost-of-living index índice del coste de (la) vida; (m)or (LAm)
cost price (n) (Britain) precio de coste costo; (m)or (LAm)
at cost price a precio de coste

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Verb Conjugation for "cost"

Imperative
  • cost
  • you cost
  • he/she costs
  • we cost
  • you cost
  • they cost
Preterite
  • I cost
  • you cost
  • he/she cost
  • we cost
  • you cost
  • they cost
Present Continuous
  • I am costing
  • you are costing
  • he/she is costing
  • we are costing
  • you are costing
  • they are costing
Present Perfect
  • I have costedestimate
  • you have costedestimate
  • he/she has costedestimate
  • we have costedestimate
  • you have costedestimate
  • they have costedestimate
Past Continuous
  • I was costing
  • you were costing
  • he/she was costing
  • we were costing
  • you were costing
  • they were costing
Past Perfect
  • I had costedestimate
  • you had costedestimate
  • he/she had costedestimate
  • we had costedestimate
  • you had costedestimate
  • they had costedestimate
Future
  • I will cost
  • you will cost
  • he/she will cost
  • we will cost
  • you will cost
  • they will cost
Future Perfect
  • I will have costedestimate
  • you will have costedestimate
  • he/she will have costedestimate
  • we will have costedestimate
  • you will have costedestimate
  • they will have costedestimate
Future Continuous
  • I will be costing
  • you will be costing
  • he/she will be costing
  • we will be costing
  • you will be costing
  • they will be costing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been costing
  • you have been costing
  • he/she has been costing
  • we have been costing
  • you have been costing
  • they have been costing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been costing
  • you will have been costing
  • he/she will have been costing
  • we will have been costing
  • you will have been costing
  • they will have been costing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been costing
  • you had been costing
  • he/she had been costing
  • we had been costing
  • you had been costing
  • they had been costing
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