Cost vs Worth

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

Cost

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)A1noun

Worth

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)B1adjective
 CostWorth
Aussprache🇬🇧 /["/kɒst/"]/🇺🇸 /["/kɔːst/"]/🇬🇧 /["/wɜːθ/"]/🇺🇸 /["/wɜːrθ/"]/
BedeutungThe amount of money needed to buy something.the value or importance of something
BeispielThe cost of the new car is very high.This painting is worth a lot of money.
RegisterNeutralNeutral
Wie häufigTop 1.000 (sehr häufig)Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
CEFR-NiveauA1B1
Wortartnounadjective
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 awardedbe, prove, become, really, well, certainly, to, be, prove, become, really, well, certainly, to, be, prove, become, really, well, certainly, to
Antonymefree, no costworthless, valueless
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.Using 'worth' without specifying what is being valued., Confusing 'worth' with 'valuable'., Incorrectly placing 'worth' before the amount, like 'worth 50 dollars'.
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.Use 'worth' when discussing value, often with money-related contexts (e.g., 'This painting is worth $500'). Avoid using 'worth' with non-quantifiable concepts like time or effort.

Häufige Fragen: Cost vs Worth

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Cost und Worth?

Cost: The amount of money needed to buy something. Worth: the value or importance of something

Sind Cost und Worth auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?

Cost: A1, Worth: B1 auf der CEFR-Skala.

Kann ich Cost und Worth austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Cost und Worth 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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