English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cost Pronunciation
Cost is pronounced KAHST, IPA /ˈkɑst/.
KAHST
US /ˈkɑst/ · UK /ˈkɒst/
Syllables: KAHST (1 syllable)
noun and verb: The amount of money needed to buy or do something.
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Cost in a Sentence
- The cost of the repair came to three hundred pounds.
- A new roof would cost more than the house is worth.
- She counted the cost of the move afterwards.
Common Mispronunciations of Cost
Not KOHST
A long oh gives coast. This vowel stays short: the open ah of hot in America and the rounded o of lot in Britain.
Not KAHS
An s and a t close the word together, and both of them are heard.
Tip: Cost serves as its own past tense: it cost me a fortune, never it costed me.
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