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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The difference between "cost" and"price"
Can anyone tell me what the difference between "cost" and "price"?
Which word should I use in this sentence?
"the price of this shirt is reasonable."
Which word should I use in this sentence?
"the price of this shirt is reasonable."
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"Price" is the best choice in your example, but "cost" would not be incorrect. Both words play such big parts in our lives, they have many specialized meanings, some technical, some figurative. You really need to add some context.
- "Price" is the best choice in your example, but "cost" would not be incorrect.
- Both words play such big parts in our lives, they have many specialized meanings, some technical, some figurative.
- You really need to add some context.
- Giving up drinking was too high a price to pay to save his marriage.
- The cost of his drinking to his marriage was unbearable.
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"Price" is the best choice in your example, but "cost" would not be incorrect.
Both words play such big parts in our lives, they have many specialized meanings, some technical, some figurative. You really need to add some context.
Giving up drinking was too high a price to pay to save his marriage.
The cost of his drinking to his marriage was unbearable.
Th
Both words play such big parts in our lives, they have many specialized meanings, some technical, some figurative. You really need to add some context.
Giving up drinking was too high a price to pay to save his marriage.
The cost of his drinking to his marriage was unbearable.
Th
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