costos
/kostos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "costs" is translated into Spanish as costos.
costos is typically used when referring to the expenses involved in a process, such as production, manufacturing or business operations.
Which one should you use?
While costos is commonly used in business and accounting contexts to refer to production or operational costs, the word costes is more common in Spain for the same meaning.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, both gastos and costos are commonly used to denote costs. In Argentina, both costos and gastos are used to describe costs. In Spain, gastos and costes are the preferred choices when speaking about costs.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of costos is costo.
How do you pronounce it?
/kostos/
Did you know?
- The word coste in Spain is a morphological relative of the English word 'cost'. Both derive from the Latin costare, meaning to stand by or accompany, which eventually evolved into the idea of a price attached to an item.
- The distinction between costos and gastos is often a point of debate among accountants. While the general public uses them interchangeably, experts define costos as an investment to produce a product and gastos as money spent to keep a business running.
- While costos refers to business expenses, the word costar can be used figuratively to describe something that requires great effort. For example, if a task is emotionally draining, a speaker might say it costó a lot of work.
Examples in context
- Las familias desean educar a sus hijos y pueden, en principio, sufragar los costos de hacerlo con los mayores ingresos que la educación genera.Families want to educate their children and can, in principle, defray the costs with the greater incomes that education generates.This sentence illustrates how one might defray the costos of education.Tatoeba #1115524 by marcelostockle, translation #1115566 by AlanF_US
- Dijeron que los costos de almacenamiento eran demasiado altos.They said storage costs were too high.This sentence is useful for discussing how high the costos of storage can be.Tatoeba #862954 by jorgearestrepo, translation #802401 by Source_VOA
- Este gráfico desglosa los diferentes costos involucrados en la producción del iPad.This graph breaks down the different costs involved in producing the iPad.This sentence shows how a graph can break down the different costos of production.Tatoeba #1174589 by darinmex, translation #1174588 by darinmex
- Para calcular los costos del proyecto, necesitamos analizar detalladamente cada aspecto.To calculate the costs of the project, we need to analyze each aspect in detail.
- Los gastos operativos de la empresa han aumentado significativamente este año.The company's operating costs have increased significantly this year.
- Las tarifas de los hoteles en esta zona son bastante elevadas durante la temporada alta.Hotel rates in this area are quite high during the high season.
- Mi familia y yo estamos planificando nuestras vacaciones, necesitamos evaluar el coste total del viaje.My family and I are planning our vacation, we need to evaluate the total cost of the trip.
Example conversation
Daniel and María are discussing the budget for a new business project.
- DanielMaría, ¿has revisado los costos de este proyecto?María, have you reviewed the costs of this project?
- MaríaSí, Daniel, los costos son más altos de lo esperado.Yes, Daniel, the costs are higher than expected.
- DanielEs un problema si los costos siguen subiendo.It is a problem if the costs keep rising.
- MaríaDebemos buscar una forma de reducir los costos pronto.We must find a way to reduce the costs soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
