14 example sentences using cost.
Cost used in a sentence
Cost in a sentence as a noun
Who knows what the rules will be, what they will cost, or what the fines are?
I would estimate that the private schools got more out of us at a tenth of the cost.
Okay, you are helping your boyfriend's startup but what is the appropriate cost for this?
Coworker was building a new house, and when it came to the numbers it was let loose that it was going to cost about $700K.
Don't try this at home with modern drives, get a recovery team to help you if the customer can afford the cost.
"To which the smart businessman replied, "Do you realize how much it would cost to park my Rolls Royce at the airport for a week?
It has now cost us a two-year window in which 70% of our internet traffic was potentially exposed.
Cost in a sentence as a verb
Considering the costs of pushing you out, you'd have to be doing a **** of a lot more than just writing **** code to justify termination.
[1]The regulation ended up costing the auto/gasoline industry billions of dollars to retool.
Despite having insurance, there continue to be ongoing costs and once I go on long-term disability I'll be paying cobra rates to keep the same coverage.
Think of it this way: what if your target market was dominated by companies that charge way too much, are extremely inefficient, and are carrying a huge, ever-growing cost basis?
I make no assertion about the accuracy of this abstract theory, but I can summarize reality in a much simpler way: many programmers work in businesses where software is a cost center.
The FDA also can and does write "guidances" outside of the legislative process which will make your business model illegal overnight or vastly more expensive due to unanticipated regulatory costs.
The people who actually work the port asked that they not disrupt the port, but in the end these dreadlocked, shiftless complainers cost those longshoremen a day in wages -- Viva El Proletariado!What we have today is a group of young, electively poor white kids who are upset that the price of unheated lofts and dingy Victorians are being driven up by people who have the means and motivation to actually own and improve them.
Cost definitions
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection"
See also: price
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?"
be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"