Cost vs Price

Wann du im Englischen was verwendest, mit Bedeutung, Register und Beispielen.

Cost

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)A1noun

Price

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)A1noun
 CostPrice
Aussprache🇬🇧 /["/kɒst/"]/🇺🇸 /["/kɔːst/"]/🇬🇧 /["/praɪs/"]/🇺🇸 /["/praɪs/"]/
BedeutungThe amount of money needed to buy something.The amount of money you need to pay for something.
BeispielThe cost of the new car is very high.The price of the book is ten dollars.
RegisterNeutralNeutral
Wie häufigTop 1.000 (sehr häufig)Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
CEFR-NiveauA1A1
Wortartnounnoun
Kollokationenconsiderable, 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 awardedexorbitant, high, inflated, command, fetch, go for, climb, double, go up, level, range, hike, at a/​the price, in price, a drop in price, a fall in price, a reduction in price
Antonymefree, no costfree, costlessness
Häufige FehlerUsing '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 'prize' which is a reward for winning., Using 'price' as a verb when it should be a noun., Mixing up 'price' with 'value', which can have different meanings.
Hinweise zur VerwendungUse '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 everyday conversations about buying and selling. Not typically used in very formal writing, which might prefer 'cost'.

Häufige Fragen: Cost vs Price

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Cost und Price?

Cost: The amount of money needed to buy something. Price: The amount of money you need to pay for something.

Sind Cost und Price auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?

Cost: A1, Price: A1 auf der CEFR-Skala.

Welche Wortart sind Cost und Price?

Cost: noun, Price: noun.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Cost: The cost of the new car is very high. Price: The price of the book is ten dollars.

Kann ich Cost und Price austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Cost und Price 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.

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