Coûta (en. Cost)

/ku.ta/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Amount of money spent on a service or product.

The cost of this project is too high for our budget.

Le coûta de ce projet est trop élevé pour notre budget.

Expense related to an activity or event.

The cost of organizing the party surprised everyone.

Le coûta de l'organisation de la fête a surpris tout le monde.

Derived from the verb coûter, it can be an archaic or regional form.

at what cost

expression used to ask the cost of something.

à quel coûta

hidden cost

expenses that are not initially visible or announced.

coûta caché

it costs an arm

expression meaning that something is very expensive.

ça coûte un bras

to cost

Having a monetary value or consequences.

coûter

expense

Sum of money spent.

dépense

It's expensive.

This restaurant is nice but it costs a fortune!

Ce restaurant est sympa mais ça coûta à mort!

A large amount to pay out.

To see this concert, it's going to cost a bundle!

Pour voir ce concert, ça va coûta un paquet!