Cool MateCost vs What You pay for
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Cost
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)A1noun
What You pay for
Top 2.000 (häufig)
Am häufigsten: Cost
| Cost | What You pay for | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 /["/kɒst/"]/🇺🇸 /["/kɔːst/"]/ | 🇬🇧 //wɒt jʊ peɪ fɔː//🇺🇸 //wɑt jə peɪ fɔr// |
| Bedeutung | The amount of money needed to buy something. | The cost of something you get. |
| Beispiel | The cost of the new car is very high. | You always get what you pay for in terms of quality. |
| Register | Neutral | Neutral |
| Wie häufig | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) | Top 2.000 (häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | A1 | - |
| Wortart | 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 | get what you pay for, what you pay for it, pay for quality, pay for service, reflected in what you pay for |
| Antonyme | free, no cost | - |
| 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 'what you get for your money', which emphasizes results., Using it in very formal contexts, where specific terms should be used instead., Misunderstanding it as a question rather than a statement of cost. |
| 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. | Use this phrase when discussing costs, expenses, or value received. It is often more casual than formal financial discussions. |
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Häufige Fragen: Cost vs What You pay for
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Cost und What You pay for?
Cost: The amount of money needed to buy something. What You pay for: The cost of something you get.
Was ist häufiger: Cost und What You pay for?
Cost ist im Alltagsenglisch am häufigsten.
Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?
Cost: The cost of the new car is very high. What You pay for: You always get what you pay for in terms of quality.
Kann ich Cost und What You pay for austauschbar verwenden?
Nicht immer. Cost und What You pay for 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.