costed

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English

Verb

costed

  1. simple past and past participle of cost
    We costed the project at $1,000,000. (simple past tense)
    We've costed the project at £1,000,000. (past participle)
    • 2022, “Love Sux”, performed by Avril Lavigne:
      Am I a regret yet? / I thought you were my best bet / Was it worth what it costed? / I am exhausted

Usage notes

  • The only non-proscribed use is in the sense of "to give a cost to". Where Standard English is expected, use cost instead for non-specialized past-tense and past-participle uses such as answering the question "How much did it cost?"
  • Occasionally replaced with noun or verb forms of price, where commonly accepted, as in, "The event's hosting was priced at $1,000,000."

Adjective

costed (not comparable)

  1. Having a specified (type of) cost
    This was a badly costed project.

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Further reading

  • costed”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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