Overview of noun costs

The noun costs has 1 sense

• costs -- (pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation)

Overview of noun cost

The noun cost has 3 senses

• cost -- (the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor)


• monetary value, price, cost -- (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")


• price, cost, 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?")

Overview of verb cost

The verb cost has 2 senses

• cost, be -- (be priced at; "These shoes cost $100")


• cost -- (require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job")