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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hiyō
"旅行の費用を計算する必要があります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The effort, loss, or sacrifice necessary to achieve or obtain something.
"Victory came at a heavy cost in human lives."
- 1
To require the payment of a specified sum of money to be bought or done.
"How much does this new smartphone cost?"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French verb 'couster' (Modern French 'coûter'), which comes from the Latin 'constare', meaning 'to stand at' or 'to cost'. It entered the English language in the 13th century, shifting from its original literal sense of 'standing firm at a price' to denote the expenditure required to obtain or achieve something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cost" is said worldwide
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coût
Transliteration: koo
"Le coût de la vie augmente chaque année."
Kosten
Transliteration: Kosten
"Die Kosten für das Projekt sind sehr hoch."
costo
Transliteration: costo
"Il costo dei biglietti è piuttosto basso."
costo
Transliteration: costo
"El costo de mantenimiento del coche es alto."
custo
Transliteration: custo
"O custo de vida na cidade é elevado."
लागत
Transliteration: lagat
"इस परियोजना की लागत बहुत अधिक है।"
成本
Transliteration: chéngběn
"我们必须努力降低生产成本。"
비용
Transliteration: biyong
"이 가구를 사는 데 드는 비용은 얼마입니까?"
費用
Transliteration: hiyō
"旅行の費用を計算する必要があります。"
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