Difference between revisions of "cost"
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 397 | * Frequency in raw corpus: 397 | ||
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| + | * Make de ending of someting mee | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|I no mind wetin e go '''cost''', make you sha make sure say I win de election |(NSC_Legbeti_2021 Regardless of cost, just ensure I win in the election.)}} | ||
| + | *: {{ux|dv|Whatever di ting go '''cost''' you, put your time, your strenght, your, your knowledge, your brain. |(ABJ_NOU_04_M-Joshuas-Lifestory_M__90. Whatever it will cost you, invest your time, your strength, your... your knowledge and your brain.)}} | ||
| + | *: {{ux|dv|Dis one show say the Eaglets no take their chances at all and e come '''cost''' dem. |(brila__1167. the Eaglets failed to take their chances and consequently lost the match.)}} | ||
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| + | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| + | * cheap | ||
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| + | ====Translations==== | ||
| + | * English: '' | ||
===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
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:* {{ux|dv|Wetin make am '''cost''' like dat? |(LAG_28_Buying-Shawarma_DG__87. Why is it so expensive?)}} | :* {{ux|dv|Wetin make am '''cost''' like dat? |(LAG_28_Buying-Shawarma_DG__87. Why is it so expensive?)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv|Some sef no fit use kerosene because kerosene don '''cost'''. |(LAG_05_Government-Dey-Try_M__65, Some others cannot even use kerosene because kerosene is now expensive.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|Some sef no fit use kerosene because kerosene don '''cost'''. |(LAG_05_Government-Dey-Try_M__65, Some others cannot even use kerosene because kerosene is now expensive.)}} | ||
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:* {{ux|dv|To friend girls for here no dey '''cost''' like dat. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. To date girls here is not that expensive.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|To friend girls for here no dey '''cost''' like dat. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. To date girls here is not that expensive.)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv|House rent here no too '''cost''', with 500,000 naira, you fit get beta 2 bedroom flat. |(bbc__77068. Rents are fair here as you can get a 2bedroom flat for half a million.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|House rent here no too '''cost''', with 500,000 naira, you fit get beta 2 bedroom flat. |(bbc__77068. Rents are fair here as you can get a 2bedroom flat for half a million.)}} | ||
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| + | * [[costly] | ||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [[dear]] | * [[dear]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:01, 27 January 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English cost
Pronunciation
- kɔ́s
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 13
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 594
- Frequency in raw corpus: 397
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 783
Verb
- Make de ending of someting mee
- I no mind wetin e go cost, make you sha make sure say I win de election — (NSC_Legbeti_2021 Regardless of cost, just ensure I win in the election.)
- Whatever di ting go cost you, put your time, your strenght, your, your knowledge, your brain. — (ABJ_NOU_04_M-Joshuas-Lifestory_M__90. Whatever it will cost you, invest your time, your strength, your... your knowledge and your brain.)
- Dis one show say the Eaglets no take their chances at all and e come cost dem. — (brila__1167. the Eaglets failed to take their chances and consequently lost the match.)
Synonyms
- cheap
Translations
- English:
Adjective
- Make e be like say someting money too plenty.
- Di cream cost o. — (Egbokhare_2020. The cream is expensive.)
- E cost. — (KAD_01_Students-Life_DG__77, it is expensive.)
- Wetin make am cost like dat? — (LAG_28_Buying-Shawarma_DG__87. Why is it so expensive?)
- Some sef no fit use kerosene because kerosene don cost. — (LAG_05_Government-Dey-Try_M__65, Some others cannot even use kerosene because kerosene is now expensive.)
- To friend girls for here no dey cost like dat. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. To date girls here is not that expensive.)
- House rent here no too cost, with 500,000 naira, you fit get beta 2 bedroom flat. — (bbc__77068. Rents are fair here as you can get a 2bedroom flat for half a million.)
Derived forms
- [[costly]
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: expensive