cost

cost
past tense, past participle; see cost
cost1 n coste / gasto
the cost of a telephone call el coste de una llamada telefónica
at all costs a toda costa
cost2 vb costar
how much do those shoes cost? ¿cuánto cuestan esos zapatos?
they cost fifty pounds cuestan cincuenta libras
to cost an arm and a leg costar un ojo de la cara
to cost a bomb costar un dineral
El pasado y participio pasado de cost es cost
cost
tr[kɒst]
transitive verb (pt & pp cost tr[kɒst] )
1 (have as a price) costar, valer
how much does this book cost? ¿cuánto cuesta este libro?
it cost me ten pounds to send a telegram me costó diez libras enviar un telegrama
but it'll cost you pero te va a salir caro
2 (result in the loss of) costar
it cost him his job le costó el trabajo
reckless driving costs lives conducir con imprudencia cuesta muchas vidas
her decision cost her dear pagó cara su decisión
3 (calculate cost of) calcular el coste de
intransitive verb
1 costar, valer
noun
1 (price) coste nombre masculino, costo, precio; (expense) gasto
the cost of running a car los gastos de mantenimiento de un coche
plural noun costs
1 SMALLLAW/SMALL costas nombre femenino plural
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
at all costs a toda costa, a cualquier precio
at cost price a precio de coste
at no extra cost sin cargo adicional
at the cost of something a costa de algo
at the cost of his own life a costa de su propia vida
to cost an arm and a leg / cost the earth / cost a packet costar un ojo de la cara, costar un riñón, costar una fortuna
to cover one's costs cubrir los gastos
to cut costs reducir (los) gastos
to learn something to one's cost aprender algo por experiencia propia
to pay costs SMALLLAW/SMALL pagar las costas
whatever the cost cueste lo que cueste
cost of living coste nombre masculino de la vida
cost ['kɔst] v, cost ; costing vt
: costar
how much does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?
cost vi
: costar
these cost more: éstos cuestan más
cost n
: costo m, precio m, coste m
cost of living: costo de vida
victory at all costs: victoria a toda costa
cost
n.
costa s.f.
coste s.m.
costo s.m.
costo primario s.m.
gasto s.m.
precio s.m.
pret., p.p.
(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to cost")
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: cost) = costar v.

I kɔːst, kɒst
noun
1)
a) (expense) (often pl) costo m (esp AmL), coste m (Esp)

at no additional o extra cost — sin cargo adicional

he has no idea of the cost of running a car — no tiene idea de cuánto cuesta mantener un coche

to cover/cut costs — cubrir*/reducir* los gastos; (before n)

cost accounting — contabilidad f analítica de costos or (Esp) costes

b) costs pl (Law) costas fpl

to pay costs — pagar* las costas

c) u (price) costo m, coste m (Esp)

at cost — (Busn) a precio de costo or (Esp) coste, al costo (AmL)

2) u (loss, sacrifice)

at the cost of something — a costa or a expensas de algo

she helped me out, at great cost to herself — sacrificó mucho al ayudarme

he did it without stopping to count the cost — lo hizo sin detenerse a pensar en sí mismo

at all costs — a toda costa, a cualquier precio


II
transitive verb
1) (past & past p cost)
a) \<\<article/service\>\> costar*

how much did it cost you? — ¿cuánto te costó?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?

it'll cost you! — (colloq) mira que te va a salir caro!

b) (cause to lose) costar*

one slip cost him the title — un error le costó el título

2) (past & past p costed)
a) (calculate cost of) calcular el costo or (Esp) coste de

she costed the project — hizo un presupuesto para el proyecto

b) (find out price of) averiguar* el precio de
[kɒst]
1. N
1) (=expense) (often pl) coste m , costo m (esp LAm); (=amount paid, price) precio m

at cost — (Comm) a (precio de) coste

at all costs, at any cost, whatever the cost — (fig) 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 of — (lit) pagar or correr con los gastos de; (fig) sufrir las consecuencias de

to count the cost of sth/of doing sth — pensar en los riesgos de algo/de hacer algo

without counting the cost — sin pensar en los riesgos

to my cost — a mis expensas

2) costs
a) (Jur) costas fpl

he was ordered to pay costs — se le condenó a pagar las costas

b) (=expenses) gastos mpl
2. VT
1) (pt, pp cost) 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 * — 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 fig) cueste lo que cueste

to cost the earth —

it costs the earth * — cuesta un riñón, cuesta un ojo de la cara

2) (pt, pp costed) (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

3.
CPD

cost accountant N — contable mf de costes or (esp LAm) costos

cost accounting N — contabilidad f de costes or (esp LAm) costos

cost analysis N — análisis m inv de costes or (esp LAm) costos

cost centre N — centro m (de determinación) de costes or (esp LAm) costos

cost control N — control m de costes or (esp LAm) costos

cost of living N — coste m or (esp LAm) costo m de la vida

cost-of-living adjustment — ajuste m del coste de la vida

cost-of-living allowance — subsidio m por coste

cost-of-living bonus — plus m de carestía de vida, prima f por coste de la vida

cost-of-living increase — incremento m según el coste de la vida

cost-of-living index — índice m del coste or (LAm) de (la) vida

cost price N(Brit) precio m de coste or (LAm) costo

at cost price — a precio de coste

* * *

I [kɔːst, kɒst]
noun
1)
a) (expense) (often pl) costo m (esp AmL), coste m (Esp)

at no additional o extra cost — sin cargo adicional

he has no idea of the cost of running a car — no tiene idea de cuánto cuesta mantener un coche

to cover/cut costs — cubrir*/reducir* los gastos; (before n)

cost accounting — contabilidad f analítica de costos or (Esp) costes

b) costs pl (Law) costas fpl

to pay costs — pagar* las costas

c) u (price) costo m, coste m (Esp)

at cost — (Busn) a precio de costo or (Esp) coste, al costo (AmL)

2) u (loss, sacrifice)

at the cost of something — a costa or a expensas de algo

she helped me out, at great cost to herself — sacrificó mucho al ayudarme

he did it without stopping to count the cost — lo hizo sin detenerse a pensar en sí mismo

at all costs — a toda costa, a cualquier precio


II
transitive verb
1) (past & past p cost)
a) \<\<article/service\>\> costar*

how much did it cost you? — ¿cuánto te costó?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?

it'll cost you! — (colloq) mira que te va a salir caro!

b) (cause to lose) costar*

one slip cost him the title — un error le costó el título

2) (past & past p costed)
a) (calculate cost of) calcular el costo or (Esp) coste de

she costed the project — hizo un presupuesto para el proyecto

b) (find out price of) averiguar* el precio de

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