Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

costing

/kˈɔstɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
cost-ing
IPA
/kˈɔstɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cost

noun

The estimation of the cost of a process or product.

Inflected Forms

costings (plural)

Derived Forms

microcosting

Phrases

absorption costing cost estimate

Frequently Paired Words

cost estimate

Rhymes With

exhausting frosting defrosting

Questions

How do you pronounce costing?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔstɪŋ/.
What does costing mean?
present participle and gerund of cost

How to pronounce costing

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