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costing

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "costing" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

costing

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

costing is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, costing is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcosting

1verb
  • To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

    Example: "It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."

  • To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.

    Example: "Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives."

  • To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
  • To calculate or estimate a price.

    Example: "I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand."

1noun
  • The estimation of the cost of a process or product.
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