Cost
Example: Aquest projecte costarà més del que havíem previst inicialment.
Definition
"Cost" means to require the payment of a certain amount of money or resources in order to obtain or do something. For example, in the phrase 'Aquest projecte costarà més del que havíem previst inicialment,' it indicates that the project will demand more financial resources than initially expected.
Etymology
The word "cost" comes from the Latin 'constare,' which means 'to stand firm' or 'to cost.' Over time, it evolved in Old French as 'coste' before entering English. Did you know that the concept originally related to something's fixed or established value, hinting at how much one must 'stand for' to acquire it?
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"Cost" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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