coût

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French coust, from Old French cust, equivalent to a deverbal from coûter.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coût m (plural coûts)

  1. cost, price
    Le coût de la vie augmente sans cesse.
    The cost of living is increasing endlessly.
    • 2021 July 1, “En Syrie, le quotidien est devenu si cher que « tout le monde est en colère » [In Syria, everyday life has become so expensive that "everyone is angry"]”, in middleeasteye.net[1]:
      En raison de cette dépréciation, le coût des denrées alimentaires, qui était déjà à un niveau record, a augmenté de 30 % selon le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) de l’ONU.
      Due to this depreciation, the cost of foodstuffs—which was already at a record level—rose by 30% according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

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