cost

kosten

Zum Kauf oder zur Nutzung die Zahlung eines bestimmten Geldbetrags erfordern.

In einfachem Englisch: If something does this, you must pay a particular amount of money to buy or use it.

• This bag costs twenty euros.
• How much did your ticket cost?
• The repairs will cost us a lot.

So benutzt man es: cost someone an amount (The repairs cost me two hundred pounds.)

Häufige Wendungen: cost ten dollars, cost a fortune, cost too much, cost five pounds

kosten

Bewirken, dass jemand etwas Wertvolles verliert oder unerwünschte Folgen erleidet.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone lose something valuable or suffer an unwanted result.

• His careless comment cost him a friend.
• The delay cost us the contract.
• Could one mistake cost her the race?

So benutzt man es: cost someone something (That mistake cost him his job.)

Häufige Wendungen: cost someone something, cost a life, cost someone everything

kalkulieren, die Kosten berechnen

Berechnen, wie viel Geld ein Projekt, eine Dienstleistung oder eine Tätigkeit benötigt.

In einfachem Englisch: To calculate how much money a project, service, or activity will require.

• Please cost the repairs.
• The builder costed the work yesterday.
• Have you costed the whole project yet?

So benutzt man es: cost something at an amount (They costed the repairs at three thousand pounds.); cost something out (We must cost the project out before approving it.)

Synonyme: price, estimate

Häufige Wendungen: cost a project, cost the work, cost something out

Preis, Kosten

Geldbetrag, den man bezahlt, um etwas zu kaufen oder zu nutzen.

In einfachem Englisch: The amount of money you pay to buy or use something.

• What is the cost of delivery?
• The total cost was fifty pounds.
• We compared the costs of several hotels.

So benutzt man es: the cost of something (The cost of the ticket includes lunch.)

Synonyme: price, charge

Häufige Wendungen: cost of something, total cost, extra cost

Kosten, Aufwand

Geld, Zeit oder andere Mittel, die man für etwas braucht oder verbraucht.

In einfachem Englisch: The money, time, or other resources needed or used to do something.

• The cost of running the factory is rising.
• This method saves both time and labor costs.
• We underestimated the cost of developing the software.

So benutzt man es: the cost of doing something (We calculated the cost of building a new school.)

Synonyme: expense, expenditure

Häufige Wendungen: production cost, cost of something, at no cost

Preis, Verlust

Schaden oder Verlust, der dadurch entsteht, dass man etwas tut oder erreicht.

In einfachem Englisch: The harm or loss caused by doing or achieving something.

• The victory came at a terrible cost.
• We must consider the human cost of war.
• He gained power at the cost of his friendships.

So benutzt man es: at the cost of something (She achieved success at the cost of her health.); at a cost to someone/something (The road was built at a cost to local wildlife.)

Synonyme: price, sacrifice

Häufige Wendungen: at a cost, at the cost, human cost