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κόστος
cost /ˈkos.tos/
nounB1#1788 most common
Also: expense, price
Example sentences
Το κόστος είναι υψηλό.
The cost is high.
Ποιο είναι το κόστος του εισιτηρίου;
What is the cost of the ticket?
Το κόστος ζωής αυξάνεται κάθε χρόνο.
The cost of living rises every year.
Η εταιρεία προσπαθεί να μειώσει το κόστος παραγωγής.
The company is trying to cut production costs.
Το κόστος ευκαιρίας μιας απόφασης συχνά παραβλέπεται.
The opportunity cost of a decision is often overlooked.
Παρά το αυξημένο κόστος συντήρησης, η επιχείρηση παρέμεινε κερδοφόρα χάρη στην αναδιάρθρωση των λειτουργικών της δαπανών.
Despite the higher maintenance cost, the business stayed profitable thanks to a restructuring of its operating expenses.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το κόστος | τα κόστη |
| Genitive | του κόστους | των κοστών |
| Accusative | το κόστος | τα κόστη |
| Vocative | κόστος | κόστη |
Word family
κοστίζωto cost
κοστολόγησηcosting, cost calculation
κοστολογώto calculate the cost of
κοστολόγιοprice list, cost schedule
Etymology
Κόστος entered Greek through Italian costo. That word goes back to Latin constare, meaning to stand together or to amount to a price. The image behind it is a good coming to rest at a certain sum. English cost traces the same Latin root through Old French, so the Greek and English words are cousins by way of Latin, not through direct borrowing between them.
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