cost

costar

Requerir el pago de una cantidad determinada para comprar o usar algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: cost someone an amount (The repairs cost me two hundred pounds.)

Expresiones frecuentes: cost ten dollars, cost a fortune, cost too much, cost five pounds

costar, hacer perder

Hacer que alguien pierda algo valioso o sufra una consecuencia indeseada.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: cost someone something (That mistake cost him his job.)

Expresiones frecuentes: cost someone something, cost a life, cost someone everything

calcular el coste, presupuestar

Calcular cuánto dinero hará falta para un proyecto, servicio o actividad.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: price, estimate

Expresiones frecuentes: cost a project, cost the work, cost something out

precio, coste

Cantidad de dinero que se paga para comprar o usar algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: the cost of something (The cost of the ticket includes lunch.)

Sinónimos: price, charge

Expresiones frecuentes: cost of something, total cost, extra cost

coste, gasto

Dinero, tiempo u otros recursos necesarios o empleados para hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: the cost of doing something (We calculated the cost of building a new school.)

Sinónimos: expense, expenditure

Expresiones frecuentes: production cost, cost of something, at no cost

precio, coste

Daño o pérdida que resulta de hacer o conseguir algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: price, sacrifice

Expresiones frecuentes: at a cost, at the cost, human cost