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cost vs ask

ask vs cost

cost is a noun but ask is not a noun.

cost and ask both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cost Yes No Yes No
ask No No Yes No
As verbs, ask is a hypernym of cost; that is, ask is a word with a broader meaning than cost:
  • cost: require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
  • ask: require as useful, just, or proper
Other hypernyms of cost include call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take.
cost (noun) ask (noun)
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
cost (verb) ask (verb)
be priced at make a request or demand for something to somebody
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice direct or put; seek an answer to
address a question to and expect an answer from
consider obligatory; request and expect
require or ask for as a price or condition
make a date
require as useful, just, or proper
Difference between cost and ask

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