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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French coust, from Old French cust, equivalent to a deverbal from coûter.
Pronunciation
Noun
coût m (plural coûts)
- 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 Syria, everyday life has become so expensive that "everyone is angry"]”, 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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