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kost.

cost, expenses

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔst/
  1. cost, expenses

    in-plural · masculine
  2. board, livelihood, meals and lodgings

    masculine · uncountable · with-definite-article
  3. food, nourishment

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch cost, from Old French cost. Compare German Kost and Kosten (respectively with the same semantic developments).

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