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Kosten

costs

noun KOS-ten Less Common
Numbers & Measures Money

Also means

expenses

Usage Note

Kosten is a plural-only noun, so it always takes a plural verb: Die Kosten sind hoch ('the costs are high'). It anchors the idiom auf Kosten von ('at the expense of') and many compounds like Lebenshaltungskosten ('cost of living').

Examples

"Die Kosten sind zu hoch."

Natural Translation

The costs are too high.

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