coût

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See also: cout

French

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle French coust, from Old French cust, equivalent to a deverbal from coûter.

Pronunciation

Noun

coût m (plural coûts)

  1. cost, price
    Le coût de la vie augmente sans cesse.
    The cost of living is increasing endlessly.
    • 2021 July 1, “En Syrie, le quotidien est devenu si cher que « tout le monde est en colère »”, in middleeasteye.net:
      En raison de cette dépréciation, le coût des denrées alimentaires, qui était déjà à un niveau record, a augmenté de 30 % selon le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) de l’ONU.
      Due to this depreciation, the cost of foodstuffs—which was already at a record level—rose by 30% according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

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