cost
nounUK /kɒst/
US /kɔːst/
The money you pay to buy something.
The cost of the toy is five dollars.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The amount of time or effort needed to do something.
The cost of winning the race was months of hard training.
3. To have a certain price.
These shoes cost too much for me.
4. Something bad that happens because of a choice.
He lost his job at the cost of his honesty.