| cost | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. cost | the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor. |
| ~ expenditure, outgo, outlay, spending | money paid out; an amount spent. |
| ~ disbursal, disbursement, expense | amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures). |
| ~ capital expenditure | the cost of long-term improvements. |
| ~ payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged. |
| ~ ransom, ransom money | money demanded for the return of a captured person. |
| ~ cost overrun | excess of cost over budget.; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget" |
| ~ cost of living | average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing).; "a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation" |
| ~ borrowing cost | the cost of borrowing something. |
| ~ distribution cost | any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc). |
| ~ handling charge, handling cost | the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order). |
| ~ marketing cost | the cost of marketing (e.g., the cost of transferring title and moving goods to the customer). |
| ~ production cost | combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods. |
| ~ replacement cost | current cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of equal effectiveness. |
| ~ physical value, reproduction cost | cost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation). |
| ~ unit cost | calculated cost for a given unit of a product. |
| ~ price, terms, damage | the amount of money needed to purchase something.; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" |
| ~ price | cost of bribing someone.; "they say that every politician has a price" |
| ~ opportunity cost | cost in terms of foregoing alternatives. |
| ~ portage | the cost of carrying or transporting. |
| ~ charge | the price charged for some article or service.; "the admission charge" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. cost, monetary value, price | the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold).; "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" |
| ~ value | the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" |
| ~ average cost | total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units. |
| ~ differential cost, incremental cost, marginal cost | the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output. |
| ~ expensiveness | the quality of being high-priced. |
| ~ assessment | the market value set on assets. |
| ~ inexpensiveness | the quality of being affordable. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. cost, price, toll | value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something.; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" |
| ~ value | the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" |
| ~ death toll | the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster. |
| v. (stative) | 4. be, cost | be priced at.; "These shoes cost $100" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ knock back, put back, set back | cost a certain amount.; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000" |
| v. (stative) | 5. cost | require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice.; "This mistake cost him his job" |
| ~ necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take | require as useful, just, or proper.; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
| last | | |
| n. (time) | 1. close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point | the temporal end; the concluding time.; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. last | the last or lowest in an ordering or series.; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last" |
| ~ rank | relative status.; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" |
| n. (act) | 3. last | a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do.; "he breathed his last" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| n. (time) | 4. death, last | the time at which life ends; continuing until dead.; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| n. (quantity) | 5. last | a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds. |
| ~ weight unit, weight | a unit used to measure weight.; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" |
| n. (quantity) | 6. last | a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| ~ capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit | a unit of measurement of volume or capacity. |
| n. (event) | 7. end, final stage, last | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence.; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" |
| ~ conclusion, ending, finish | event whose occurrence ends something.; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
| ~ end game, endgame | the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board. |
| ~ end game, endgame | the final stages of an extended process of negotiation.; "the diplomatic endgame" |
| ~ homestretch | the end of an enterprise.; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed" |
| ~ passing | the end of something.; "the passing of winter" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. cobbler's last, last, shoemaker's last | holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes. |
| ~ holding device | a device for holding something. |
| v. (stative) | 9. endure, last | persist for a specified period of time.; "The bad weather lasted for three days" |
| ~ run for, run | extend or continue for a certain period of time.; "The film runs 5 hours" |
| ~ measure | have certain dimensions.; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" |
| ~ hold out, endure, wear | last and be usable.; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" |
| ~ drag on, drag out | last unnecessarily long. |
| v. (stative) | 10. endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive | continue to live through hardship or adversity.; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ subsist, exist, survive, live | support oneself.; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" |
| ~ hold water, stand up, hold up | resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc..; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" |
| ~ perennate | survive from season to season, of plants. |
| ~ live out | live out one's life; live to the end. |
| adj. | 11. last | immediately past.; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read" |
| ~ past | earlier than the present time; no longer current.; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" |
| adj. | 12. last | coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining.; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel" |
| ~ fourth-year, senior | used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college.; "the senior prom" |
| ~ sunset | providing for termination.; "a program with a sunset provision" |
| ~ ultimate | being the last or concluding element of a series.; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable" |
| adj. | 13. concluding, final, last, terminal | occurring at or forming an end or termination.; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" |
| ~ closing | final or ending.; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" |
| adj. | 14. last | most unlikely or unsuitable.; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job" |
| ~ unlikely | has little chance of being the case or coming about.; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism" |
| adj. | 15. last | occurring at the time of death.; "his last words"; "the last rites" |
| ~ dying | in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be.; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization" |
| adj. | 16. final, last, net | conclusive in a process or progression.; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" |
| ~ ultimate | furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme.; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life" |
| adj. | 17. last, utmost | highest in extent or degree.; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually" |
| ~ high | greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" |
| adj. | 18. final, last | not to be altered or undone.; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" |
| ~ inalterable, unalterable | not capable of being changed or altered.; "unalterable resolve"; "an unalterable ground rule" |
| adj. | 19. last, last-place, lowest | lowest in rank or importance.; "last prize"; "in last place" |
| ~ worst | (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition.; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year" |
| adv. | 20. last | most_recently.; "I saw him last in London" |
| adv. | 21. finally, in conclusion, last, lastly | the item at the end.; "last, I'll discuss family values" |
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