cost
Naija
Etymology
From: English cost
Pronunciation
- kɔ́s
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.)
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Translations
- English: expensive