[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:the high cost of a good meal.Synonyms: outlay , expenditure , expense , charge", "an outlay or expenditure of money, time, labor, trouble, etc.:What will the cost be to me?", "a sacrifice, loss, or penalty:to work at the cost of one's health.Synonyms: detriment", "costs,Law.money allowed to a successful party in a lawsuit in compensation for legal expenses incurred, chargeable to the unsuccessful party.money due to a court or one of its officers for services in a cause.", "money allowed to a successful party in a lawsuit in compensation for legal expenses incurred, chargeable to the unsuccessful party.", "money due to a court or one of its officers for services in a cause."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to require the payment of (money or something else of value) in an exchange:That camera cost $200.", "to result in or entail the loss of:Carelessness costs lives.", "to cause to lose or suffer:The accident cost her a broken leg.", "to entail (effort or inconvenience):Courtesy costs little.", "to cause to pay or sacrifice:That request will cost us two weeks' extra work.", "to estimate or determine the cost of (manufactured articles, new processes, etc.):We have costed the manufacture of each item."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to estimate or determine costs, as of manufacturing something."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["to calculate the cost of (a project, product, etc.) in advance:The firm that hired him just costed out a major construction project last month."]}, {"Bold_text": null, "List Items": ["variant of costo- a vowel:costate."]}]