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cost1 a: the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something : price b: the outlay or expenditure (as of effort or sacrifice) made to achieve an object2: loss or penalty incurred especially in gaining something3plural : expenses incurred in litigation
; especially : those given by the law or the court to the prevailing party against the losing party
— cost·less·ly adverb
— at all costs
: regardless of the cost or consequences <was determined to win at all costs>
— at cost
: for the price of production <buys clothes at cost directly from the manufacturer>
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