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cost vs costly

costly vs cost

cost is a noun but costly is not a noun.

cost is not an adjective while costly is an adjective.

cost is a verb but costly is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cost Yes No Yes No
costly No Yes No No
cost (noun) costly (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 (adjective) costly (adjective)
having a high price
entailing great loss or sacrifice
cost (verb) costly (verb)
be priced at
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
Difference between cost and costly

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