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Some verbs stay the same in their simple past and past participle form, and they’re called irregular verbs. But is cost one of them? What is the past tense of cost?

Both cost and costed are correct. But they might have different uses. Find out the difference between cost and costed and how to use them in a sentence.

Past Tense of Cost

Cost or costed is the past tense form of the verb cost. However, American and British English prefer cost as the simple past tense. The verb means the amount needed to buy, do, or pay for something.

Why is Costed Wrong?

Costed usage trend.

Costed is not entirely wrong. In fact, Canadians and other varieties of English-speaking countries outside North America use it.

American English considers cost as an irregular verb. Its simple past and past participle form do not use -ed or -d at the end. Instead, it remains uninflected in the past tense.

For example, Americans would say that milk cost less yesterday. But Canadians might say, “milk costed less yesterday.”.

There’s also a rule that cost as a linking verb does not change in spelling in the past tense. Linking verbs are verbs that only connect the subject and predicate. For example, it costs me five dollars.

However, use the regular past form if you use it as an action verb which means to figure out how much something will cost you. For example, I haven’t costed the business proposal yet.

Cost can also be a noun that means the amount of money you need to purchase, do, or pay for something.

How Do You Use Cost in a Sentence?

The capital cost is twice as much as last year.

How Do You Use Costed in a Sentence?

American news publications prefer cost, but there are instances where they use costed.

The menu is fully costed, reasonably priced and, importantly, returns a healthy profit. [Herald Scotland]

The plan isn’t fully costed and would require hundreds of millions in new revenues. [CBC.ca]

But Mr Abbott said the policy would be fully costed. [Sydney Morning Herald]

[T]he Military Veterans Bill, passed by Parliament last year, broke legislative rules because it could not be costed. [Independent Online]

How Do You Use Costly in a Sentence?

The ‘Anticipation Error’ Is Turning Decisions Into Costly Disasters. There’s an Easy Way to Avoid It (Inc.)

The Max 10, an extended version of the company’s flagship single-aisle jet that was grounded in 2019 after two fatal crashes, must be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration by December or it could face a costly redesign. (Bloomberg)

Amtrak’s expansion to the Hinterlands will be costly to the government & the economy. (Forbes)

Assisted living communities average more than $4,000 monthly. This is where they are the most and least costly. (CNBC)

So, Both are Correct

Use the simple past tense of cost in American and British English. And use costed if you are writing or speaking to a Canadian audience. You can also use cost if you’re referring to the linking verb and costed for the action verb.

The difference between them is easy to memorize. Keep practicing by using the verb in a sentence whenever you get the chance! Learn about more differences in American and Canadian/IK spellings like analog vs. analogue or fueled and fuelled to improve your writing skills.

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1.
[cost, costed, costed] to estimate the price of making a product — costing n

2.
via well paying contracts, it means that the costs of building up your business can be costed

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costed into that job

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With materials for the job this is easy, those materials are costed into that job

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costs relate only to a job they’re costed into and which stop when that job isn’t running

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But I really feel that jobs can be costed and timed 100% accurately,

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So, now you’ve costed and timed that part of the job

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more pure profit to you, windfalls over and above what you costed the job as

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He surmised the materials to make it couldn’t have costed

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A work breakdown structure (WBS) provides a means of breaking down a project into elements that can be scheduled and costed

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Vincent’s company had been hired to produce ideas and costed plans to make this

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Edmund stood up and said: “These two designs have been costed by Elfric and Merthin, who have used the same methods of calculation

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Use the word Costed in a sentences

Sentence Examples

I’ve already costed quite expensive.

I never claimed one bulb costed much.

Look, this costed 600.000 liras.

That of Datery Co. The ex Pallanci estate. Which costed the state 2 billion more than it should!

Despite the destruction of that projector, which costed quite a lot, there were some soldiers too, which seemed to be romanians, just like you.

For what it costed you…

It costed us a lot of time and effort

I hope it works It costed a lot of money.

costed leakage, an open secret!

Do you know how much you costed me you fucking thief? !

Yes, I know it costed 8 times more.

You’re upset with me. I costed you a client, affected your budget.

I won’t put any fertilizer on it coz that’ll poison the birds, it grew to this long and was bright grey, it’s costed me a fortune and I just think fertilizer works, fertilizer is good

What it costed me to fix the window that you smashed.

To everyone’s surprise, the ship didn’t come to a stop over Manhattan or Washington or Chicago, but instead it costed to a halt directly over the city of Johannesburg.

Bombay-Delhi long distance calls, costed 99 rupees not 99 paise.

Maybe it would have costed him his life.

And it costed me everything!

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My friend and I are debating whether or not «costed» should be used in a particular sentence.

«I wonder how much it costed to get all of that paint on.»

I understand «costed» to be used when something like «priced» or «valued» would work, like

«He costed the vacation to be somewhere around three thousand dollars»

meaning he calculated the cost of the trip. I don’t think that using «costed» in the first sentence serves that purpose. In response to these thoughts, my friend said this:

Verb: cost; 3rd person present: costs; past tense: cost; past participle: cost; gerund or present participle: costing; past tense: costed; past participle: costed

When I questioned him again, he said:

«‘Costed’ is inflected for the dummy pronoun ‘it’ which is coreferential with the infinitive phrase ‘to get all of that text painted on.’ ‘To cost’ is a transitive verb where the agent is the thing being purchased, which is ‘it’. Have you only ever used ‘to cost’ as a where the thing being purchased is a patient?»

As you may be able to tell, my friend is a bit more linguistically inclined than I am, and I don’t really understand what this whole thing means. Can someone translate, and tell me if he’s right?

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I have no idea of why cost is possible as correct verb tense, and why costed is impossible in the below sentence.

Could you help me out?

Sentence) I remember when I had a flat tire. There was a warning sign on my dash board. I went to a tire shop to get a new tire. It cost me some money to pay for the new tire

«Cost» is the past tense as well as the present tense.

The same is true of «cast,» and a few other verbs in English.

«Cost» is the past tense as well as the present tense.

The same is true of «cast,» and a few other verbs in English.

However according to dictionary.cambridge, costed and cost are be possible as past tense, but most native speakers use cost , am I right?

However according to dictionary.cambridge, costed and cost are be possible as past tense, but most native speakers use cost , am I right?

«Costed» is only used in very special circumstances:

«Cost» can also mean to estimate or determine the cost of something. If you are using that meaning of the word «cost,» then «costed» is the past tense and the past participle. So if some accountants wanted to total up a business’s expenses, you could say they costed out the expenses.

Is the past tense of ‘cost’ still ‘cost’? If yes, is there ever a time when ‘costed’ may be used? — Quora

«Costed» is only used in very special circumstances:

«Cost» can also mean to estimate or determine the cost of something. If you are using that meaning of the word «cost,» then «costed» is the past tense and the past participle. So if some accountants wanted to total up a business’s expenses, you could say they costed out the expenses.

Is the past tense of ‘cost’ still ‘cost’? If yes, is there ever a time when ‘costed’ may be used? — Quora

I see, thanks for your perfect explnation.

Just when I want to describe spending the money for something, and it is a past tense, That is «cost».

However, when I estimate the cost of something, and it is past tense, That is «costed»

Am I right?

I see, thanks for your perfect explanation.

Just when I want to describe spending the money for something, and it is a past tense, That is «cost».

However, when I estimate the cost of something, and it is past tense, That is «costed»

Am I right?

Yes. For most ordinary purposes you can ignore the form «costed.»

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It cost me some money to pay for the new tire.

The sentence is also a bit odd because it doesn’t cost you money to pay for things — things cost money.

The new tire cost me some money.

That seems more natural to me.

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Examples of how to use the word “cost” in a sentence. How to connect “cost” with other words to make correct English sentences.

cost (n, v): the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something; If something costs an amount of money, you must pay that amount to buy or do it

Use “cost” in a sentence

We must defend our freedom at all cost.

This shirt costs 25 dollars.

Her estimate of the cost was completely wrong.

The costs have increased substantially.

The actual cost was higher than expected.

It has cost me $1000 altogether.

Can you give me the approximate cost of the repair?

The repair should cost approximately $80.

She had to keep calm at all costs.

This coat costs 120 dollars.

He always calculates how much something will cost.

We shared the cost of the meal.

I must help her at any cost.

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noun

the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the high cost of a good meal.

an outlay or expenditure of money, time, labor, trouble, etc.: What will the cost be to me?

a sacrifice, loss, or penalty: to work at the cost of one’s health.

costs, Law.

money allowed to a successful party in a lawsuit in compensation for legal expenses incurred, chargeable to the unsuccessful party.
money due to a court or one of its officers for services in a cause.

verb (used with object), cost or, for 10, cost·ed;cost·ing.

to require the payment of (money or something else of value) in an exchange: That camera cost $200.

to result in or entail the loss of: Carelessness costs lives.

to cause to lose or suffer: The accident cost her a broken leg.

to entail (effort or inconvenience): Courtesy costs little.

to cause to pay or sacrifice: That request will cost us two weeks’ extra work.

to estimate or determine the cost of (manufactured articles, new processes, etc.): We have costed the manufacture of each item.

verb (used without object), cost·ed or cost;cost·ing.

to estimate or determine costs, as of manufacturing something.

Verb Phrases past and past participle cost·ed or cost;present participle cost·ing.

cost out, to calculate the cost of (a project, product, etc.) in advance: The firm that hired him just costed out a major construction project last month.

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Idioms about cost

at all costs, regardless of the effort involved; by any means necessary: The stolen painting must be recovered at all costs.Also at any cost.

Origin of cost

First recorded in 1200–50; (verb) Middle English costen, from Anglo-French, Old French co(u)ster, from Latin constāre “to stand together, be settled, cost”; cf. constant; (noun) Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the verb

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OTHER WORDS FROM cost

costless, adjectivecost·less·ness, nounre·cost, verb (used with object), re·cost, re·cost·ing.

Words nearby cost

Cossack, cossack hat, Cossacks, cosset, cossie, cost, costa, Costa Brava, cost-account, cost accounting, Costa del Sol

Other definitions for cost (2 of 2)

variant of costo- before a vowel: costate.

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What is a basic definition of cost?

Cost means a price that must be paid for something or a sacrifice. Cost is used as a verb to mean to require a payment or to cause the loss of something. Cost has several other senses as a noun and a verb.

Cost most often refers to a specific amount of money that a seller wants for the item they are selling. However, cost is also used more generally to mean whatever the price of an item is. If the price is high or expensive, it is said to be costly.

Real-life examples: A pack of gum may have a cost of $1. The cost of a college education is usually very high. When a store is having a sale, it usually lowers the cost of the things it sells.
Used in a sentence: The cost to repair the repair was unreasonably high.

Cost is also a sacrifice, loss, or damage.

Real-life examples: The cost of staying up all night is usually being tired the next day. The cost of eating too much is often a stomachache. The cost of driving too fast is often a speeding ticket and sometimes a car accident.
Used in a sentence: The demon offered him endless riches at the cost of his soul.

As a verb, cost means to require a payment in exchange for something, such as a service or a product. The payment can be money but also anything that has value.

Real-life examples: Stores will use price tags to tell customers how much items cost. A hotel in Monopoly costs four houses and some extra money. A parent may tell their child that a piece of cake costs a hug.
Used in a sentence: The new computer costs $800.

Cost is also used to mean to result in the loss of something or to cause to suffer something.

Real-life examples: Stress and a poor diet will cost a person their good health. Drunk driving will more than likely cost a person their driver’s license or worse. Succeeding at a job usually costs time and energy.
Used in a sentence: His obsession with getting revenge cost him his job and his family.

Where does cost come from?

The first records of cost come from around 1200. It ultimately comes from the Latin verb constāre, meaning “to stand together” or “to cost.”

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How is cost used in real life?

Cost is a very common word that often refers to the prices a person pays or the sacrifices that they make.

BREAKING via @EdwardLawrence: @CDCDirector says the pandemic will cost the nation $8 trillion in health related costs and $15 trillion – $20 trillion in economic impact

— Lydia Moynihan (@LJMoynihan) December 2, 2020

Knocked out some serious work last night but it cost me sleep #naptime

— Tyler Eifert (@tylereifert) May 4, 2011

Tax evaders & Money Launderers will be made to realise that they will have to pay a heavy cost for their deviant behaviour.

— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) April 7, 2017

Try using cost!

Is cost used correctly in the following sentence?

Keshawn tried to bargain with the seller to lower the cost of the table he wanted.

Words related to cost

amount, charge, damage, expenditure, figure, outlay, payment, price, price tag, rate, tariff, value, worth, expense, loss, bring in, come to, require, sell for, take

How to use cost in a sentence

Kanukollu said they have cut down on power consumption from the LED lights by 50% and reduced the cost of manufacturing by 60% per tube.
Now teams are international, talent is international, more and more companies are building remote first — although you’d seen that before given the costs of the Bay.
Still, that’s a fraction of the costs incurred by out-of-control wildfires.
To many people, these changes look like the necessary costs of progress.

While it’s tough to imagine that AMP will fade away completely within the next couple of years, AMP’s privacy issues combined with the cost of maintaining it might spell the end of it being a widely used practice.
Using standard methods, the cost of printing DNA could run upwards of a billion dollars or more, depending on the strand.
“The sensation these objects presented receded as their cost increased,” notes Rabinowitz.
Like him, they identified the Airbus A320 as an airplane extremely well fitted to low cost airline operations in Asia.
Malaysian-based entrepreneur Tony Fernandes has turned AirAsia into the most successful low cost airline in southeast Asia.
But the F-35 has been plagued with massive delays and cost overruns—mostly due to design defects and software issues.
Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole’s well-known establishment.
They feel that the system has few advantages to offer in return for the cost it entails upon them.
He became a doctor in two hours, and it only cost him twenty dollars to complete his education.
The estimated cost of the alterations is put at £16,000 including fittings.
A clock was put above the spot where the fountain stood, in April, 1852, which cost £60.

British Dictionary definitions for cost

noun

the price paid or required for acquiring, producing, or maintaining something, usually measured in money, time, or energy; expense or expenditure; outlay

suffering or sacrifice; loss; penaltycount the cost to your health; I know to my cost

the amount paid for a commodity by its sellerto sell at cost
(as modifier)the cost price

(plural) law the expenses of judicial proceedings

at any cost or at all costs regardless of cost or sacrifice involved

at the cost of at the expense of losing

verb costs, costing or cost

(tr) to be obtained or obtainable in exchange for (money or something equivalent); be priced atthe ride cost one pound

to cause or require the expenditure, loss, or sacrifice (of)the accident cost him dearly

to estimate the cost of (a product, process, etc) for the purposes of pricing, budgeting, control, etc

Derived forms of cost

costless, adjective

Word Origin for cost

C13: from Old French (n), from coster to cost, from Latin constāre to stand at, cost, from stāre to stand

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Other Idioms and Phrases with cost

see arm and a leg, cost an; at all costs; pretty penny, cost a.

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