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cost MONEYHkBst, $kB:stn [U]the amount of money needed to buy, do or make something价格，成本，花费When you buy a new computer, you usually get software included at no extra cost (=for the same price).买电脑时通常免费附送软件。The major public industries have been privatized at huge cost to the taxpayer.主要的公有工业的私有化，使纳税人蒙受了巨大损失。For many of these parents, two salaries are essential to cover the cost of (=pay for) school fees.对许多家长来说，要支付上学费用两份工资必不可少。The supermarket chain announced that it was cutting the cost (=reducing the price) of 500 lines by as much as half.这家连锁超市宣布500类商品半价出售。(fml) To defray the cost of (=pay for) the expedition, the whales will be sold for meat.为了支付探险费用，鲸将被出售作肉用。The new tax measures mean that the cost of goods will fall/rise again.新的税收措施意味着物价又将下降/上涨。It is an area of high/low-cost housing.这里是高/低价房区。They are planning a cost-cutting exercise/programme/strategy (=to reduce the cost of what they do).他们在策划一次降低成本活动/方案/计划。If an activity is cost-effective it is good value for the amount of money paid.物有所值的，合算的It wouldn't be cost-effective to bring him over from New York just to give the seminar.把他从纽约接来主持研讨会并不合算。Improving energy efficiency is regarded as the most cost-effective way to reduce the environmental impact of electricity generation.为减少发电对环境的影响，提高能源效率被认为是最有成本效益的。The cost of living is the amount of money that a person needs to live on.生活费用The increase in interest rates will raise the cost of living.利率的增长会引起生活费用的上涨。We had a cost of living increase (=Our pay was increased to cover rising prices of food, housing, etc.) in January.一月份我们的工资随生活费用调高。Cost of living index is Am and Aus for retail price index. [RETAIL]The cost price of an item is the price it cost to make, without a profit being added.成本价格We were able to buy the furniture from a friend at cost (price).我们能从朋友处以成本价买到家具。
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