cost
noun
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything.
costed
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past participleof cost.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cost.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
costnounthe price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything.
Example Sentences
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Findlay told the event in Edinburgh: "This manifesto is our most detailed plan ever for making that vision a reality. It is comprehensive, costed and credible."
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
"But surely we could have done something far more sensibly costed for bat shelter."
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Millar said his "raft of credible and fully costed positive policies" for Wales included cutting income tax by a penny in the pound, and cutting waiting lists in the NHS by declaring a health emergency.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
The council is leading a 20-year project to regenerate the area, which is costed at about £126m, and includes plans for new affordable housing and improved transport links.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
“Don’t see how. When my daddy died last year this April it costed one hundred and fifty dollars. ’
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
