costs
Translation
costs, expenses, charges
Examples
We need to reduce our living costs.
We need to reduce our living costs.
The legal costs were very high.
The legal costs were very high.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) costs The production costs are increasing.
Similar Words
Synonyms: expenses, charges, fees; Antonyms: income, revenue
Etymology
From Latin 'constare' (to stand together, to cost). The 's' indicates the plural form.
Memory Tips
Imagine adding up the price of everything on a shopping list to get the total 'costs'.