COST

I. noun Date: 13th century 1. the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something ; price , the outlay or expenditure (as of effort or sacrifice) made to achieve an object, loss or penalty incurred especially in gaining something, expenses incurred in litigation, ~less adjective ~lessly adverb II. verb (~; ~ing) see: constant Date: 14th century intransitive verb to require expenditure or payment , to require effort, suffering, or loss, transitive verb to have a price of, to cause to pay, suffer, or lose something , to estimate or set the ~ of