cost vs be

cost is a noun but be is not a noun.

cost and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cost	Yes	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cost and be are synonyms defined as:

cost and be: be priced at

As verbs, be is a hypernym of cost; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than cost:

cost: be priced at
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

cost (noun)	be (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)	be (verb)
be priced at	spend or use time
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
	have an existence, be extant
	have life, be alive
	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

Difference between cost and be

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