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"Price" is a noun which is often translated as "el precio", and "cost" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "costar". Learn more about the difference between "price" and "cost" below.
price(
prays
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (value)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. ponerle un precio a
We decided to price the books below our main competitor.Decidimos ponerle un precio a los libros por debajo del de nuestro competidor principal.
cost(
kast
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (commerce)
a. calcular el costo de
I'd like you to cost the whole project.Quisiera que calcularas el costo de todo el proyecto.
b. presupuestar
I need a new gate. Could you cost it?Necesito un portón nuevo. ¿Me lo puede presupuestar?
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (price)
a. el costo (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The cost of beans went up this fall.El costo de los frijoles subió este otoño.
b. el coste (M) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
Labor costs rose 1.5% in the second quarter of last year.Los costes laborales subieron 1,5% en el segundo trimestre del año pasado.
5. (figurative) (disadvantage)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
costs
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
6. (legal)
a. las costas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The plaintiff was ordered to pay costs.El demandante fue condenado a pagar las costas.
7. (charges)
a. los gastos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The medical insurance will pay a percentage of hospital costs.El seguro médico pagará un porcentaje de los gastos hospitalarios.
