noun
en kostnad
cost
Det pris man måste betala i pengar för att köpa en sak eller använda en tjänst.
Definition & meaning
Kostnad means cost or expense: the amount of money required to buy, produce, or do something.
Grammar & Word origin
- An en-word: en kostnad.
- Forms: kostnaden (the cost), kostnader (costs), kostnaderna (the costs).
- Derived from the verb kosta , “to cost,” with the noun-forming suffix -nad.
Synonyms & antonyms
- utgift — an expense or outgoing payment; often focuses on money actually paid out.
- pris — a price; the amount charged for something, rather than its cost more generally.
- intäkt — revenue or income; an accounting counterpart to a cost, though not a strict opposite.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
De diskuterade alla kostnader för resan.noun
They discussed all the costs of the trip.
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