Synonyms of costs

costs 1 of 2

noun

plural of cost

1

as in expenses

a payment made in the course of achieving a result

the newlyweds spared no cost in building the kitchen of their dreams

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expenses
• expenditures
• outlays
• prices
• disbursements
• charges
• rates
• overheads
• outgoes
• outflows
• tariffs
• tolls
• tabs
• spending moneys
• pocket moneys

2

as in fees

the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something

we can't afford the cost of a house just yet, so we're renting an apartment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fees
• prices
• damages
• rates
• figures
• charges
• price tags
• freights
• sales
• bills
• values
• tariffs
• market values
• antes
• valuations
• discounts
• list prices
• overcharges
• unit prices
• surcharges
• reductions
• service charges
• deposits
• deductions
• carrying charges
• price points
• fair market values
• sticker prices
• invoices
• asking prices
• tabs
• down payments
• markdowns
• checks
• accounts

3

as in prices

the loss or penalty involved in achieving a goal

they won the war, but at a terrible cost in lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expenses
• prices
• risks
• damages
• sacrifices
• tolls
• forfeitures
• forfeits
• mulcts
• antes

costs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cost

as in fetches

to have a price of

the raffle tickets cost a dollar each

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fetches
• brings
• sells (for)
• goes (for)
• runs
• demands
• amounts (to)
• comes (to)
• lists (for)
• totals
• asks
• exacts
• commands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of costs

Noun

Room for Disagreement For Oman, Qatar, and Pakistan, these economic and security costs may add urgency in their push to press all sides to a resolution. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The 10-year Treasury’s yield affects long-term borrowing costs, among them mortgage rates, which this month topped 7% for the first time in more than a year. — Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs have reduced markets for many of Iowa’s agricultural goods, while the Iran war has driven up the costs of diesel fuel and fertilizer. — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Apple could be sticking with smaller, simpler 2 nm chips for now and saving its bigger and more complex chips for later, when capacity will be higher, yields will be better, and costs may be lower. — ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

The law orders the California Public Utilities Commission to create special requirements and rates for data centers’ use of electricity, including the costs for new power and for infrastructure upgrades. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Agnes worshipped little Laurence; according to Galloway, her death, when Olivier was 12, left her son with a kind of hollowness and an obsession with succeeding at all costs. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Selling at a higher price gives them more money to put toward their next home, potentially reducing or eliminating their monthly mortgage costs. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

These are expenses that ultimately flow through to manufacturing costs across the supply chain. — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

Each of these cables costs a thousand euros, as per today’s prices, pushing up the cost of such a quantum computer. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Shipping experts say rural delivery costs more because drivers make fewer stops per mile, increasing the cost per package. — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026

Beyond that, self-parking typically costs $25 per day but may cost more during special events. — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025

Worse, may car owners act like their car only costs the incremental cost of operating it, which can appear be under 5 cents/mile in an EV. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025