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COSTS Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word costs. (exact relations)
There are 24 hypernyms of the word costs. (close relations)
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outlay
nounn
noun

• the act of spending or disbursing money

• money paid out; an amount spent

rates
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a local tax on property

assessments
nounn
noun

• the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

• an amount determined as payable

• the market value set on assets

• the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event

bills
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a statute in draft before it becomes law

• an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

• a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

• the entertainment offered at a public presentation

• an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

• a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

• a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)

• a cutting tool with a sharp edge

• a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

• horny projecting mouth of a bird

verb

• demand payment

• advertise especially by posters or placards

• publicize or announce by placards

charges
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an impetuous rush toward someone or something

• (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

• the price charged for some article or service

• the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons

• attention and management implying responsibility for safety

• a special assignment that is given to a person or group

• a person committed to your care

• financial liabilities (such as a tax)

• (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object

• the swift release of a store of affective force

• request for payment of a debt

• a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

• an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

• heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

• a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

verb

• to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

• blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

• demand payment

• move quickly and violently

• assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

• file a formal charge against

• make an accusatory claim

• fill or load to capacity

• enter a certain amount as a charge

• cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

• give over to another for care or safekeeping

• pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt

• lie down on command, of hunting dogs

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• place a heraldic bearing on

• provide (a device) with something necessary

• direct into a position for use

• impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

• instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence

• instruct or command with authority

• attribute responsibility to

• set or ask for a certain price

• cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on

• energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge

• saturate

dues
verb, nounv, n
adjective

• owed and payable immediately or on demand

• suitable to or expected in the circumstances

noun

• that which is deserved or owed

• a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)

adverb

• directly or exactly; straight

adjective satellite

• scheduled to arrive

• capable of being assigned or credited to

expenditures
nounn
noun

• money paid out; an amount spent

• the act of spending money for goods or services

• the act of consuming something

expenses
nounn
noun

• amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

• a detriment or sacrifice

• money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer

verb

• reduce the estimated value of something

fares
nounn
noun

• an agenda of things to do

• the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

• a paying (taxi) passenger

• the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed

verb

• proceed or get along

• eat well

fees
nounn
noun

• a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

• an interest in land capable of being inherited

verb

• give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

levies
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a charge imposed and collected

• the act of drafting into military service

verb

• impose and collect

• cause to assemble or enlist in military

outgoings
nounn
adjective

• leaving a place or a position

• retiring from a position or office

adjective satellite

• at ease in talking to others

overheads
nounn
adjective

• located or originating from above

noun

• the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes

• (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command

• (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing

• a transparency for use with an overhead projector

• (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship

• a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

adverb

• above your head; in the sky

• above the head; over the head

payments
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

• the act of paying money

• an act of requiting; returning in kind

prices
nounn
noun

• the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

• United States operatic soprano (born 1927)

• the amount of money needed to purchase something

• value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

• the high value or worth of something

• a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal

• cost of bribing someone

verb

• determine the price of

• ascertain or learn the price of

tariffs
nounn
noun

• a government tax on imports or exports

verb

• charge a tariff

tolls
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges

• value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

• the sound of a bell being struck

verb

• ring slowly

• charge a fee for using

price
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

• United States operatic soprano (born 1927)

• the amount of money needed to purchase something

• value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

• the high value or worth of something

• a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal

• cost of bribing someone

verb

• determine the price of

• ascertain or learn the price of

be
verbv
noun

• a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

verb

• have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

• be identical to; be someone or something

• occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

• have an existence, be extant

• happen, occur, take place

• be identical or equivalent to

• form or compose

• work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

• represent, as of a character on stage

• spend or use time

• have life, be alive

• to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

• be priced at

toll
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges

• value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

• the sound of a bell being struck

verb

• ring slowly

• charge a fee for using

Best Hypernyms For COSTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for costs, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (23)
value ask be demand expenditure involve necessitate need outgo outlay postulate require spending take bills charges disbursements expenditures expenses fees outlays overheads payments
Phrases (1)
call for

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