kostet - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ German Dictionary

Possible base forms

kostet
kosten (nur 3.P.Sg./Pl.) (Verb)
kosten (Verb)
kosen (Verb)

Verbs

to cost (so. sth.)  | cost, cost |	(jmdn. etw.^acc.) kosten  | kostete, gekostet |
to taste sth.  | tasted, tasted |	etw.^acc. kosten  | kostete, gekostet |
to degustate  | degustated, degustated |	kosten  | kostete, gekostet |
to sample sth.  | sampled, sampled |	etw.^acc. kosten  | kostete, gekostet |
to savor^AE / savour^BE sth.  | savored, savored / savoured, savoured |	etw.^acc. kosten  | kostete, gekostet |
to set so. back   - cost so.	jmdn. kosten  | kostete, gekostet |
to fondle so.  | fondled, fondled |	jmdn. kosen  | koste, gekost |
to degust  | degusted, degusted |   rare	kosten  | kostete, gekostet |
to fond  | fonded, fonded | [poet.]   archaic	kosen  | koste, gekost |
to knock so. back £20/a few thousand (Brit.) [coll.]	jmdn. £20/ein paar Tausend kosten
sth. costs silly money   infinitive: cost stupid money [coll.][fig.]	etw.^nom. kostet ein Schweinegeld [coll.][fig.]
sth. costs stupid money   infinitive: cost stupid money [coll.][fig.]	etw.^nom. kostet ein Schweinegeld [coll.][fig.]
to reduce costs	Kosten senken
to ax^AE / axe^AE costs; to axe^BE costs	Kosten senken

Phrases / Collocations

How much is ...?	Was kostet ...?
How much are ...?	Was kosten ...?
What's the damage? [coll.]	Was kostet der Spaß? [coll.]
How much is it?	Wie viel kostet es?
to cost a packet [coll.]	ein Heidengeld kosten [fig.] [coll.]
cost, insurance, freight [abbr.: cif] [COMM.]	Kosten, Versicherung, Fracht inbegriffen
to cost a bundle [coll.]	ein Haufen Geld kosten [fig.] [coll.]
to cost a bundle [coll.]	eine Stange Geld kosten [fig.] [coll.]
to cost a pretty penny	eine Stange Geld kosten [fig.]
no matter what the cost	koste es, was es wolle
by hook or by crook	koste es, was es wolle
no matter the cost	koste es, was es wolle
whatever the cost	koste es, was es wolle

Adjectives / Adverbs

cost-cutting  adj.	kostendämpfend   or: Kosten dämpfend
cost-saving  adj.	kostensparend   or: Kosten sparend
cost saving	kostensparend   or: Kosten sparend

Examples

What's the fare?	Was kostet die Fahrt?
It costs me quite an effort to do it.	Es kostet mich Überwindung, das zu tun.
What is the present price of this article?	Was kostet der Artikel jetzt?
This will lose you your position.	Das wird dich deine Stellung kosten.
It set him back $10.	Es kostete ihn 10 $.

Orthographically similar words

Kosten, kosten, Koster