Cost vs Spending

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Cost

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 noun

Spending

Top 1000 (très courant) B1 noun

	Cost	Spending
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/kɒst/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/kɔːst/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈspendɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈspendɪŋ/"]/
Sens	La somme d'argent nécessaire pour acheter quelque chose. The amount of money needed to buy something.	Utiliser de l'argent pour acheter des choses ou payer des services. Using money to buy things or pay for services.
Exemple	The cost of the new car is very high.	His spending has increased significantly this year.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFR	A1	B1
Nature grammaticale	noun	noun
Collocations	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	total, high, low, boost, increase, cut, rise, fall, go to, level, plan, programme/​program, spending  on, a cut in spending, a reduction in spending, an increase in spending
Antonymes	free, no cost	saving, conserving
Erreurs fréquentes	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.	Confusing 'spending' with 'spent' as both can describe past actions., Omitting the object when saying how much was spent., Using 'spending' with inappropriate subjects like 'I' instead of 'on'.
Notes d'usage	Utilisez 'coût' pour décrire le prix des biens ou des services. C'est approprié dans la langue parlée et écrite, mais évitez de l'utiliser dans des contextes très formels où des termes plus spécifiques pourraient être préférés. 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.	Utilisé dans un contexte général pour les transactions financières. Convient aux conversations de tous les jours, mais peut nécessiter des expressions plus formelles dans les rapports financiers. Used in a general context for financial transactions. Suitable for everyday conversation, but may require more formal expressions in financial reports.

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Sir, our orders are to hold this bridge at all cost.

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and it'll cost you 17,995 quid.

Yeah, I know. This isn't going to cost you any time.

Sir, our orders are to hold this bridge at all cost.

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and it'll cost you 17,995 quid.

Cost

...about who you wanna spend the rest of your life with.

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But when I think of spending the rest of my life with Lily,

...about who you wanna spend the rest of your life with.

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But when I think of spending the rest of my life with Lily,

Spending

Questions fréquentes : Cost vs Spending

Quelle est la différence entre Cost et Spending ?

Cost: The amount of money needed to buy something. Spending: Using money to buy things or pay for services.

Lequel est le plus avancé : Cost et Spending ?

Spending est le niveau le plus élevé, à B1, sur l'échelle CEFR.

Cost et Spending sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Cost: A1, Spending: B1 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Cost et Spending ?

Cost: noun, Spending: noun.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Cost: The cost of the new car is very high. Spending: His spending has increased significantly this year.

Puis-je utiliser Cost et Spending de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Cost et Spending sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.