Cool MateCost vs Expenditure
Wann du im Englischen was verwendest, mit Bedeutung, Register und Beispielen.
Cost
Expenditure
| Cost | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 /["/kɒst/"]/🇺🇸 /["/kɔːst/"]/ | 🇬🇧 /["/ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ɪkˈspendɪtʃər/"]/ |
| Bedeutung | The amount of money needed to buy something. | The amount of money spent. |
| Beispiel | The cost of the new car is very high. | The company's expenditure on research and development increased significantly last year. |
| Register | Neutral | Neutral |
| Wie häufig | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) | Top 5.000 (recht häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | A1 | C1 |
| Wortart | noun | noun |
| Kollokationen | considerable, high, enormous, carry, have, bear, escalate, go up, increase, reduction, savings, increase, at a cost of, cost to, an increase in cost, a reduction in cost, at great cost, considerable, enormous, great, incur, pay, increase, be associated, be involved, escalate, considerable, enormous, great, outweigh, suffer, count, at cost (to), at a cost (to), at the cost of, costs and benefits, at all costs, at any cost, court, legal, administrative, incur, pay, be awarded | considerable, great, heavy, item, amount, level, make, increase, control, go up, grow, increase, cut, limit, level, expenditure for, expenditure of, expenditure on, a cut in expenditure, a reduction in expenditure, an increase in expenditure |
| Antonyme | free, no cost | income, revenue |
| Häufige Fehler | Using 'cost' in past tense improperly, like 'costed'., Confusing 'cost' with 'price' in terms of usage., Omitting the amount, e.g., saying 'This costs...' without stating the price. | Confused with 'expense' which refers to specific costs., Using 'expenditure' in informal contexts where 'spending' would be better., Mispronouncing as 'expenDITure' instead of 'expenDITure'. |
| Hinweise zur Verwendung | Use 'cost' to describe the price of goods or services. It’s appropriate in both spoken and written language, but avoid using it in very formal contexts where more specific terms might be preferred. | Used in discussions about budgets or finance. It is more formal than 'spending'. Avoid in casual conversations about day-to-day purchases. |
Häufige Fragen: Cost vs Expenditure
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Cost und Expenditure?
Cost: The amount of money needed to buy something. Expenditure: The amount of money spent.
Was ist häufiger: Cost und Expenditure?
Cost ist im Alltagsenglisch am häufigsten.
Was ist anspruchsvoller: Cost und Expenditure?
Expenditure ist das höchste Niveau, bei C1, auf der CEFR-Skala.
Sind Cost und Expenditure auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?
Cost: A1, Expenditure: C1 auf der CEFR-Skala.
Welche Wortart sind Cost und Expenditure?
Cost: noun, Expenditure: noun.
Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?
Cost: The cost of the new car is very high. Expenditure: The company's expenditure on research and development increased significantly last year.
Kann ich Cost und Expenditure austauschbar verwenden?
Nicht immer. Cost und Expenditure sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.