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The notebook cost three dollars.
What does Cost mean?
How much money something is worth or needs.
Dictionary definition
The amount of money needed to buy or do something.
Example sentences
Cost in a sentence
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We checked the cost before choosing supplies.
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Lower cost options helped the club stay within its plan.
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What does cost mean?
Cost means the amount of money needed to buy or do something.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to cost?
Price is close in meaning to cost in this context.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a good contrast to cost?
Free gives a useful opposite or contrast to cost.
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningCost means How much money something is worth or needs.
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Word family
Cost word family
Base word
cost
noun
costs
Amounts of money for different items.
adjective
costly
Costing a lot of money.
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How much money something is worth or needs.
Common mix-up
Cost is not the same as free. Cost means how much money something is worth or needs.
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Read this model sentence: We checked the cost before choosing supplies. Clue words: checked, choosing, supplies. Underline clue words that show why cost fits instead of free. Now write one new sentence that shows cost without using the word cost. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show cost?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "We checked the cost before choosing supplies." Why does cost fit better than free?
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