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# cost

«cost» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to have a price: what you must pay to buy something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (cost, costs, cost, costing); noun (a cost, costs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To cost is to have a price: what you must pay to buy something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#m1)

2) The cost is the price or the amount paid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#m2)

3) To cost can mean to make you lose something: «Being late cost us the game». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

the price of one thing, or of all things bought: the cost of many = the number × the price of one; phrases: «costs N each», «the total cost», «how much does it cost», «at all costs» (no matter what)

### examples

- Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteneth to the snare — and knoweth not that it is at the cost of his life. (Writings PRO.7.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#x1)
- And king David said to Ornan: 'Nay, but I will verily buy it for the full price; for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer a burnt-offering without cost.' (Writings 1CH.21.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#x2)
- A pencil costs 3 cents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#x3)
- Pencils cost 3 cents each. How much do 5 pencils cost? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#x4)
- The total cost is 24 cents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#x5)
- How much does this book cost? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#x6)
- The tickets cost 8 dollars each. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#x7)
- The bike cost more than the scooter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#x8)
- The cost of food went up this year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#x9)
- One mistake cost us the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#x10)
- "Will it cost much, I wonder?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/#x11)

### note

Past: cost (the same). The cost of many = the number × the price of one. Trap: if the total cost and the number are given, the price of one is total ÷ number. «How much» is used with money, not «how many».

### In the corpora

- [Living in a home costs money every single month, even when nobody buys anything new.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/0/)
- [Hot water costs energy to heat, so long showers cost money and leave less for the next person.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/20/)
- [Own-brand food is often made in a similar way to famous brands but costs less because there is no big advertising.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/14/)
- [Big building jobs often take longer and cost more than planned.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/11-when-things-break/10/)
- [Each streaming service costs money every month and has different shows; families choose which ones are worth paying for.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cost» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cost/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.