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
| Cost | Worth | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 /["/kɒst/"]/🇺🇸 /["/kɔːst/"]/ | 🇬🇧 /["/wɜːθ/"]/🇺🇸 /["/wɜːrθ/"]/ |
| Bedeutung | The amount of money needed to buy something. | the value or importance of something |
| Beispiel | The cost of the new car is very high. | This painting is worth a lot of money. |
| Register | Neutral | Neutral |
| Wie häufig | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | A1 | B1 |
| Wortart | noun | adjective |
| 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 | be, prove, become, really, well, certainly, to, be, prove, become, really, well, certainly, to, be, prove, become, really, well, certainly, to |
| Antonyme | free, no cost | worthless, valueless |
| 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. | Using 'worth' without specifying what is being valued., Confusing 'worth' with 'valuable'., Incorrectly placing 'worth' before the amount, like 'worth 50 dollars'. |
| 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 '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.