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cost meaning in Sanskrit

व्यय vyaya

/kɒst/

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cost in Sanskrit: व्यय (vyaya). In English, cost means to incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

Sanskrit words for cost

cost, sacrifice of
व्यय vyaya

English meaning of cost

  1. verb To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
  2. verb To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.
  3. verb To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
  4. verb To calculate or estimate a price.

Full definition of cost

cost in a sentence

  • This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.
  • It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world.
  • Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives.

cost in other languages

Questions about cost in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of cost in Sanskrit?
Cost in Sanskrit is व्यय (vyaya).
cost इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Cost: व्यय (vyaya).
What does cost mean in English?
Cost means to incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “cost”: व्यय. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: cost (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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