need vs cost

need and cost both are nouns.

need and cost both are verbs.

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

As verbs, cost is a hyponym of need; that is, cost is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than need:

need: require as useful, just, or proper
cost: require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

Other hyponyms of need include claim, exact, take, govern, draw, cry for, cry out for, compel.

need (noun)	cost (noun)
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior	the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
anything that is necessary but lacking	value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
a condition requiring relief	the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
a state of extreme poverty or destitution

need (verb)	cost (verb)
have need of	be priced at
have or feel a need for	require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
require as useful, just, or proper

Difference between need and cost

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