definition of
[cost]

[1] #1 cost n. the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor. wn

[2] #2 cost v. [be] be priced at; "These shoes cost $100". wn

[3] #3 cost v. require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job". wn

[4] #4 cost n. [monetary value, price] 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". wn

[5] #5 cost n. [price, toll] 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?". wn