cost

English

/ˈkɒst/, /ˈkɔst/, /ˈkɑst/

verb
Definitions
  • To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
  • To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.
  • To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
  • To calculate or estimate a price.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English costen derived from Old French coster derived from Latin cōstō, cōnstō (stand at, stand together, cost) root from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steh₂-

Gloss

stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

立

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