Definitionen
1.VerbTo incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price."This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.; It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."
2.VerbTo cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of."Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives."
3.VerbTo require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
4.VerbTo calculate or estimate a price."I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand."
5.VerbTo cost (a person) a great deal of money or suffering."I can give you the names, but it'll cost you.; That's going to cost you!"
6.NounAmount of money, time, etc. that is required or used."The total cost of the new complex was an estimated $1.5 million.; We have to cut costs if we want to avoid bankruptcy.; The average cost of a new house is twice as much as it was 20 years ago."
7.NounA negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur."Spending all your time working may earn you a lot of money at the cost of your health.; The army won the battle decisively, but at a cost of many lives."
8.NounManner; way; means; available course; contrivance.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
9.NounQuality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic.
10.NounA rib; a side.
11.NounA cottise.