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Meaning of cost

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  cost
      n 1: the total spent for goods or services including money and
           time and labor
      2: 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" [syn: {monetary value}, {price}, {cost}]
      3: 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?" [syn:
         {price}, {cost}, {toll}]
      v 1: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" [syn: {cost}, {be}]
      2: require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him
         his job"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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