I.
noun
1 money needed to buy sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , high
▪
The high ~ of energy was a problem for consumers.
▪ enormous , exorbitant , huge , prohibitive
▪
The ~ of repairs would be prohibitive.
▪ low , minimal
▪ escalating , increasing , rising , soaring , spiralling/spiraling
▪ basic
▪ full , overall , total
▪
You will have to bear the full ~ of the work.
▪ added , additional , extra
▪
She was unwilling to pay the extra ~ to get a room to herself.
▪ associated
▪ hidden
▪ average
▪
A total of 3.6 million tickets at an average ~ of $58 are available.
▪ gross , net
▪ budgeted , estimated , projected
▪ likely , potential
▪ real , true
▪ annual , monthly , etc.
▪ replacement
▪
What is the current replacement ~ of these assets?
▪ marginal ( business )
▪
Competition will drive the price down near to the marginal ~ ( = the cost of the work and materials to produce the product ).
▪ per-unit , unit (= the cost of producing one item) ( business )
▪ initial , upfront
▪ capital , start-up ( both business )
▪
The capital ~ of these projects ( = what it costs to set them up ) is some $100 million.
▪ direct , indirect
VERB + COST
▪ carry ( AmE ), have
▪
The entire project carries a ~ of $2 million.
▪ bear , cover , meet , pay
▪
Contractors can now be required to carry the ~ of delays.
▪
Allow €100 per day to cover the ~ of meals.
▪
Delegates receive allowances to meet the ~ of travel.
▪ drive up , increase , push up
▪
Inflation is pushing up the ~ of living.
▪ bring down , cut , decrease , drive down , lower , reduce , slash
▪ keep down
▪ estimate , put
▪
I would put the ~ of a new employee at $80 000 a year.
▪ calculate , work out
▪ afford
▪ spread
▪
You can spread the ~ of your loan repayment over 10 years.
▪ reimburse
▪ offset
▪ share , subsidize
COST + VERB
▪ escalate , go up , increase , rise , soar
▪
The ~ of dental treatment is increasing.
▪ fall , go down
COST + NOUN
▪ reduction , savings
▪
the pursuit of ~ reduction
▪ increase
▪ containment ( AmE ), control
▪ overrun
▪
There were ~ overruns on each project.
▪ estimate
▪ advantage
▪ structure
▪ base
▪
It is essential that we operate with the lowest possible ~ base and most efficient facilities.
▪ accounting
PREPOSITION
▪ at a ~ of
▪
A new computer system has been installed at a ~ of £80 000.
▪ ~ to
▪
The ~ to the government will be quite high.
PHRASES
▪ an increase in ~ , a reduction in ~
▪ at great ~ , at a great ~ to sth
▪
The victory was achieved at great ~ to the country's infrastrucure.
▪ at minimal ~ , at a minimal ~ to sth
▪
Now people can access the Internet at minimal ~.
▪ at no extra ~
▪
The hotel offers tea and coffee at no extra ~.
▪ the ~ of living
▪
The ~ of living has risen sharply in the last year.
▪ ~ per day, unit, child, etc.
▪
the ~ per day for an electrician
2 costs money needed to run a business, home, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , enormous , great , high , huge
▪ low
▪ escalating , increasing , rising , soaring , spiralling/spiraling
▪
We have had to raise our prices because of rising ~s.
▪ administration , administrative , borrowing , construction , development , fuel , labour/labor , maintenance , manufacturing , production , research
▪
research and development ~s
▪ operating , running
▪ shipping , transport ( esp. BrE ), transportation ( esp. AmE ), travel
▪ health-care , medical
▪ fixed , variable ( business )
▪
Fixed ~s include rent.
▪ out-of-pocket
▪ overhead
VERB + COSTS
▪ incur
▪
The corporation will pay all ~s and expenses incurred.
▪ pay
▪ increase
▪ bring down , cut , lower , reduce
▪
The company has to find ways of cutting ~s.
▪ control , keep down , minimize
▪
The use of cheap materials helped to keep ~s down.
▪ cover
▪
We're hoping that we'll at least cover ~s at the conference.
▪ recoup , recover
▪ defray
COSTS + VERB
▪ be associated , be involved
▪
the ~s associated with buying and selling property
▪ escalate , go up , increase , rise , soar
▪
The company's ~s have risen over the last 5 years.
3 effort/loss/damage to achieve sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , enormous , great , heavy , huge
▪
They advanced a few hundred yards, but at a heavy ~ in life.
▪ dreadful , terrible
▪
the terrible ~ of the war in death and suffering
▪ real , true
▪ environmental , financial , human , personal , political , social
▪
the environmental ~ of nuclear power
VERB + COST
▪ outweigh
▪
Do the benefits outweigh the ~s?
▪ suffer ( esp. AmE )
▪
The country has suffered the enormous ~ of trade sanctions.
▪ count
▪
The town is now counting the ~ of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~ (to) , at a ~ (to)
▪
He worked non-stop for three months, at considerable ~ to his health.
▪
The raid was foiled, but at a ~: an injured officer who was lucky to survive.
▪ at the ~ of
▪
She saved him from the fire but at the ~ of her own life.
▪ ~ in
▪
I felt a need to please people, whatever the ~ in time and energy.
PHRASES
▪ ~s and benefits
▪
the ~s and benefits of this strategy
▪ at all ~s , at any ~
▪
You must stop the press finding out at all ~s.
▪ to your ~
▪
He's a ruthless businessman, as I know to my ~ (= I know from my own bad experience) .
4 costs in a court case
ADJECTIVE
▪ court ( AmE ), legal
▪ administrative
VERB + COSTS
▪ incur
▪
Both sides incurred ~s of over $50 000.
▪ pay
▪
He was fined £200 and ordered to pay ~s.
▪ be awarded
▪
If you win your case you will normally be awarded ~s.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ fully , properly
▪
The project has not been properly ~ed yet.
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
The project was ~ed at €6 million.
Cost is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ fare , ↑ premium , ↑ repair , ↑ ticket , ↑ warranty , ↑ work
Cost is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ fortune , ↑ freedom , ↑ life , ↑ money , ↑ sum