costs

Thân thiện

The court ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs.

Definition

1. Noun (plural): The expenses or charges incurred, especially those associated with a legal proceeding. In law, it specifically refers to the sum of money awarded by a court to the successful party to compensate for the expenses of litigation.

Usage

• The word "costs" is used as a plural noun. It refers to the monetary outlay required for something, with a specific legal meaning.
• In a legal context, it is often used in phrases like "award costs," "order to pay costs," or "costs of the action."

Examples

• General/Financial Context:

  • The company is trying to reduce its operating costs.
  • We need to calculate the production costs before setting a price.

• Legal Context:

  • The judge ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff's legal costs.
  • The court awarded costs to the winning party.

Advanced Usage

• "at all costs": A common idiom meaning "regardless of the expense or effort involved; by any means necessary."
  • We must protect the environment at all costs.
• "to one's cost": An idiom meaning "as one has learned from unpleasant experience."
  • He discovered, to his cost, that driving without insurance is very risky.

Variants and Related Words

• Cost (noun, singular): The price paid or required to acquire, produce, or maintain something.
  • The cost of the new software is high.
• Cost (verb): To require a specified payment or sacrifice.
  • How much does this book cost?
• Costly (adjective): Expensive; involving great loss or sacrifice.
  • It was a costly mistake.

Synonyms

• Expenses: Money spent.
• Charges: Prices asked for goods or services.
• Fees: Payments made for professional services.
• Disbursements (Legal): Payments made, especially from a fund.

Antonyms

• Savings: Reductions in expenditure or amounts saved.
• Income: Money received.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: "Costs" as a noun does not form phrasal verbs. The related verb "cost" forms phrasal verbs. - Cost out (verb): To calculate the total cost of a project or plan. - We need to cost out the entire renovation before we begin. - Cost in (verb): To include something as part of a total cost calculation. - Don't forget to cost in delivery charges.

Related Idioms

• Count the cost: To consider the negative consequences of an action.
  • He didn't count the cost of his reckless spending and is now in debt.

Học thuật

Noun

1. pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation