Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "cost" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

benefit for free free income markup retail retail markup revenue

Coordinate Terms

bendlet garter riband

Defined As

price of item

Derived Terms

aftercost at all costs cost a pretty penny cost an arm and a leg cost base cost cutting cost efficiency cost estimate cost function cost out cost saving cost the earth cost up cost-benefit cost-cutting cost-effective cost-efficient cost-prohibitive cost-push cost-saving costable costful costimate costimation costless costly costware costworthy high-cost how much does it cost isocost low-cost miscost miscost oncost overcost recost recost transaction cost

Distinct From

free profit

Etymologically Related To

choose

Context

heraldry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

ask be call for demand expenditure involve necessitate need outgo outlay postulate require spending take value

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

accounting cost actual cost after-cost appraisal cost at any cost at the cost of business cost carbon cost closing cost come at a cost contingency cost cost dear cost mark cost object cost of goods sold cost oil cost plus cost-benefit analysis cost-book cost-conscious cost-effectiveness cost-push inflation direct cost dollar cost averaging dollar-cost averaging fixed cost flotation cost flyaway cost historical cost indirect cost landed cost low cost carrier marginal cost marginal cost of capital menu cost negative cost operating cost opportunity cost prime cost private cost should-cost sunk cost ultra low cost carrier unexpired cost unit cost variable cost weighted-average cost of capital wellhead cost

Type Of (IsA)

outgo where land meets sea

Manner Of

be necessitate

Related Terms

at cost cost and freight cost avoidance cost benefit analysis cost center cost centre cost containment cost control cost cutting cost objective cost of business cost of doing business cost of living cost of money cost of sales cost overrun cost per available seat mile cost price costen costning design to cost needs-cost

Related Terms

accounting accounting term amount amount due amount money amount paid amount pay and bill bill payment bought bought value buy buying buying things calculate cents characteristic charge charged charged value condition consequence contrivance costen costning cottise course debit determining determining price disposition dollar dollar amount dollar value dollars dollars cents due estimate expense expensive fee fee for final final amount food good good value habit has has risen host how how much incur involved item item charge item price item value items items price kind like like host like lost like price like value losing lost manner means merchandise merchandise price monetary monetary amount monetary price monetary valuation monetary value money money amount money involved money lost money necessary money paid money payment money related money spent money value much nature necessary number objects objects value of food original original value paid paid expense pay pay amount pay required paying payment payment amount payment required price price amount price expense price of price paid price tag price tags price value pricing property purchase purchase price purchase value purchasing purchasing something quality rate rate of related required risen sale sale price shopping something something price spending spent store stores supply supply price tag tags term things price total total price unit unit price using using money valuation value value paid value things way whats whats paid with money wont worth

Synonym Network

monetary value price

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.