cost

Naija

Etymology

From: English cost

Pronunciation

• kɔ́st

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Verb

• Na when person put extra effort to get someting

• I no mind wetin e go cost, make you sha make sure say I win de election  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021 Regardless of the cost, just ensure I win the election.)
• Whatever di ting go cost you, put your time, your strength, 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.)

• Na when person no serious over someting and dat come make am loose the ting.

• 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.)
• I no put head down learn English for school and de ting cost me later for life.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021 I wasn't serious with learning English while in school and it became one grave mistake later in life.)

Translations

• English: excertion, great loss

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

• dear

Antonyms

• cheap

Translations

• English: expensive