noun
- The total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor.
- synonyms: cost
- The property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold. )
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: monetary value, price, cost
- Value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something.
- usage: "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory"
- Pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation.
verb
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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