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kost meaning in English

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kost substantief

cost [costs](amount of money spent for a purpose)
noun
[UK: kɒst] [US: ˈkɑːst]

kost substantief
{m}

lodging [lodgings](furnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation)
noun
[UK: ˈlɒdʒ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈlɑːdʒ.ɪŋ]

kost en inwoning substantief

board and lodging(lodging with daily meals)
noun
[UK: bɔːd ənd ˈlɒdʒ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɔːrd ænd ˈlɑːdʒ.ɪŋ]

kostbaar bijvoeglijk naamwoord

costly [costlier, costliest](expensive)
adjective
[UK: ˈkɒst.li] [US: ˈkɑːst.li]

dear [dearer, dearest](loved; lovable)
adjective
[UK: dɪə(r)] [US: ˈdɪr]

precious(of high value or worth)
adjective
[UK: ˈpre.ʃəs] [US: ˈpre.ʃəs]

kostbaarheid substantief
{f}

preciousness(the condition of being precious)
noun
[UK: ˈpre.ʃə.snəs] [US: ˈpre.ʃə.snəs]

koste wat kost preposition

at all costs(sparing no effort)
preposition
[UK: ət ɔːl kɒsts] [US: ət ɔːl ˈkɑːsts]

kosteloos bijvoeglijk naamwoord

free of charge(not requiring any payment - adjective)
adjective
[UK: friː əv tʃɑːdʒ] [US: ˈfriː əv ˈtʃɑːrdʒ]

gratuitous(given freely)
adjective
[UK: ɡrə.ˈtjuːɪ.təs] [US: ɡrə.ˈtuːə.təs]

kosteloze bijvoeglijk naamwoord

free of charge(not requiring any payment - adjective)
adjective
[UK: friː əv tʃɑːdʒ] [US: ˈfriː əv ˈtʃɑːrdʒ]

kosten werkwoord

cost [costed, costed, costing, costs](to incur a charge, a price)
verb
[UK: kɒst] [US: ˈkɑːst]

kosten-batenanalyse substantief
{f}

cost-benefit analysis(methodology to appraise the case for a project)
noun

kosten van levensonderhoud substantief
{Pl}

cost of living(average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life)
noun
[UK: kɒst əv ˈlɪv.ɪŋ] [US: ˈkɑːst əv ˈlɪv.ɪŋ]

kosten voor levensonderhoud substantief
{Pl}

cost of living(average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life)
noun
[UK: kɒst əv ˈlɪv.ɪŋ] [US: ˈkɑːst əv ˈlɪv.ɪŋ]

kostendeskundige substantief
{m} {f}

quantity surveyornoun

kostenloos bijvoeglijk naamwoord

free of charge(not requiring any payment - adjective)
adjective
[UK: friː əv tʃɑːdʒ] [US: ˈfriː əv ˈtʃɑːrdʒ]

koster substantief
{m}

sacristan [sacristans](person who maintains the sacristy)
noun
[UK: ˈsæ.krɪ.stən] [US: ˈsæ.krɪ.stən]

sexton [sextons](church official)
noun
[UK: ˈsek.stən] [US: ˈsek.stən]

kostganger substantief
{m}

boarder [boarders](someone who pays for meals and lodging)
noun
[UK: ˈbɔː.də(r)] [US: ˈbɔːr.dər]

lodger [lodgers](person who lodges in another's house)
noun
[UK: ˈlɒ.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈlɒ.dʒər]

kostleerling substantief
{m}

boarder [boarders](pupil who lives at school during term)
noun
[UK: ˈbɔː.də(r)] [US: ˈbɔːr.dər]

kostuum substantief
{n}

costume [costumes](dress of a particular country, period or people)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.stjuːm] [US: kaˈstuːm]

suit [suits](set of clothes)
noun
[UK: suːt] [US: ˈsuːt]

kostuumfilm substantief

costume dramanoun

kostwinner substantief
{m} {f}

wage earner(someone who works for wages)
noun

kostwinner substantief
{m}

breadwinner [breadwinners](primary income-earner in a household)
noun
[UK: ˈbre.dwɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈbre.ˌdwɪ.nər]

adamskostuum substantief
{m}

nude [nudes](state of total nudity)
noun
[UK: njuːd] [US: ˈnuːd]

adamskostuum substantief
{n}

birthday suit(nakedness)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜːθ.deɪ suːt] [US: ˈbɝːθ.ˌde ˈsuːt]

bekostigen werkwoord

defray [defrayed, defraying, defrays](to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈfreɪ] [US: də.ˈfreɪ]

de kost gaat voor de baat uit phrase

no pain, no gain(discomfort is necessary to achieve goals)
phrase
[UK: nəʊ peɪn nəʊ ɡeɪn] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈpeɪn ˈnoʊ ˈɡeɪn]

evakostuum substantief
{n}

birthday suit(nakedness)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜːθ.deɪ suːt] [US: ˈbɝːθ.ˌde ˈsuːt]

hoe duur is het? hoeveel kost het? phrase

how much does it cost(how much is it?)
phrase

paradijskostuum substantief
{n}

birthday suit(nakedness)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜːθ.deɪ suːt] [US: ˈbɝːθ.ˌde ˈsuːt]

rokkostuum substantief
{n}

swallowtail(tailcoat)
noun

ten koste van preposition

at the expense ofpreposition
[UK: ət ðə ɪk.ˈspens əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ət ðə ɪk.ˈspens əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

ziektekostenverzekering substantief
{f}

health insurance(insurance against incurring medical expenses among individuals)
noun
[UK: helθ ɪn.ˈʃʊə.rəns] [US: ˈhelθ ˌɪn.ˈʃʊ.rəns]