cost
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
The monetary value of resources used or sacrificed or liabilities incurred to achieve an objective such as to acquire or produce a good or to perform an activity or service.
Framework senses
- §1
- The monetary value of resources used or sacrificed or liabilities incurred to achieve an objective such as to acquire or produce a good or to perform an activity or service.
- §1
- the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
- §2
- value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
- §3
- the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor