 | English  | German |  |
 | electr. electricity {adj} [attr.] [e.g. bill, costs, meter, rate, sector] | 129 Strom- [z. B. Rechnung, Kosten, Zähler, Tarif, Sektor] |  |
 | hefty {adj} [price, costs] [coll.] | 122 stolz [ugs.] [beträchtlich] |  |
 | steep {adj} [coll.] [price, costs] | 93 stolz [ugs.] [beträchtlich] |  |
 | side {adj} [attr.] [subsidiary] [e.g. agreement, aspect, costs, effect, job, street] | 58 Neben- [z. B. Absprache, Aspekt, Kosten, Effekt, Job, Straße] |  |
 | mounting {adj} {pres-p} [e.g. pressure or costs] [increasing] | 43 steigend [z. B. Druck, Kosten] |  |
 | comm. transp. shipping {adj} [attr.] [e.g. box, costs, date, department, fee, papers] | 40 Versand- [z. B. Karton, Kosten, Datum, Abteilung, Gebühr, Papiere] |  |
 | exploration {adj} [attr.] [e.g. company, costs, phase, trip] | 28 Erkundungs- [z. B. -firma, -kosten, -phase, -reise] |  |
 | constr. building {adj} [attr.] [e.g. area, industry, boom, costs, project] | 20 Bau- [z. B. Gebiet, Branche, Boom, Kosten, Projekt] |  |
 | incalculable {adj} [costs] | 16 unüberschaubar [Kosten] |  |
 | sales {adj} [attr.] [e.g. ban, commission, consultant, costs, fair, manager] | 5 Verkaufs- [z. B. Stopp, Provision, Berater, Kosten, Messe, Leiter] |  |
 | heating {adj} [attr.] [e.g. blanket, coil, costs, fuel, power] | Heiz- [z. B. Decke, Spirale, Kosten, Material, Kraft] |  |
 | It's ... [It costs ...] | Es kostet ... |  |
 | med. medical {adj} [e.g. costs, malpractice] | Behandlungs- [z. B. Kosten, Fehler] |  |
 | runaway {adj} [fig.] [inflation, costs etc.] | außer Kontrolle geraten [Inflation, Kosten, Infektionszahlen usw.] |  |
 | whatsoever {adj} [e.g. costs, damages] | jeglicher Art [z. B. Kosten, Schäden] |  |
Verbs |
 | acc. econ. to capitalize sth. [costs etc.] | 661 etw.Akk. aktivieren [Kosten etc.] |  |
 | to assess sth. [costs, working hours etc.] | 360 etw. veranschlagen |  |
 | to overrun [time, costs] | 183 überziehen [Zeit, Budget etc.] |  |
 | acc. econ. to capitalise sth. [Br.] [costs etc.] | 147 etw.Akk. aktivieren [Kosten etc.] |  |
 | econ. to lower sth. [costs] | 90 etw. abbauen [Kosten senken] |  |
 | to stand sth. [loss, costs etc.] | 61 etw. verkraften |  |
 | to absorb sth. [costs etc.] | 16 etw.Akk. tragen [Kosten] |  |
 | law to tax sth. [costs] | 13 etw. abschätzen [Kosten] |  |
 | fin. to bill sth. [present a statement of costs or charges] | eine Rechnung über etw.Akk. ausstellen |  |
 | to retrench [costs or spending] | Sparmaßnahmen durchführen |  |
Nouns |
 | comm. tech. maintenance {sg} [costs] | 116 Unterhaltskosten {pl} |  |
 | acc. [principle of allocation by which variable costs must be traced to cost centres and costing units where such costs originated] | 90 Kostenverursachungsprinzip {n} |  |
 | acc. recognition [e.g. of costs, revenue] | 82 Einbuchung {f} |  |
 | overrun [costs etc.] | 65 Überschreitung {f} |  |
 | appraisal [of costs] | 44 Veranschlagung {f} |  |
 | surcharge [to cover rising costs] | 18 Teuerungszuschlag {m} |  |
 | mus. spec. theatre nut {sg} [production costs] | Produktionskosten {pl} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | acc. expense-based {adj} [costs] | aufwandsgleich [Kosten] |  |
 | storm-related {adj} [costs, destruction, deaths, etc.] | sturmbedingt [Kosten, Zerstörung, Todesfälle etc.] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to be prohibitive [costs] | nicht zu bezahlen sein [Kosten] |  |
 | idiom to be reasonable [costs, claims etc.] | sich im Rahmen halten |  |
 | to be tolerable [costs, claims etc.] | im Rahmen bleiben [Redewendung] |  |
 | to be tolerable [costs, claims etc.] | sichAkk. im Rahmen halten [Redewendung] |  |
 | to cover costs [pay for costs] | Kosten abgelten |  |
 | to divide (among sb.) [costs] | (auf jdn.) umlegen [Kosten; auch fachspr. Bauland] |  |
 | fin. to pass on [charges, costs] | weiterbelasten |  |
 | to pass sth. onto sb. [costs] | etw. auf jdn. überwälzen [Kosten] |  |
 | to settle down [fig.] [e.g. prices, costs] | sich einpendeln [ein konstantes Niveau erreichen] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | econ. activity cost {sg} [activity costs] | Aktivitätskosten {pl} |  |
 | RealEst. cold rent [net rent; i.e. rent exclusive of other costs, like heating] | Kaltmiete {f} [Nettomiete] |  |
 | acc. elevator costs [Am.] [operational costs] | Fahrstuhlkosten {pl} [Betriebskosten] |  |
 | RealEst. frontage charges [utility costs etc. borne by homeowners] | Anliegerleistungen {pl} |  |
 | acc. lift costs [Br.] [operational costs] | Fahrstuhlkosten {pl} [Betriebskosten] |  |
 | RealEst. net rent [rent exclusive of other costs, like heating] | Kaltmiete {f} [Nettomiete] |  |
 | RealEst. net rent [rent exclusive of other costs, like heating] | Nettomiete {f} [Mietbetrag ohne Vorauszahlungen auf Heiz- und Betriebskosten] |  |
 | acc. over-run [costs] | Überziehung {f} [Kosten] |  |
 | acc. econ. fin. recognition criteria [e.g. of costs, revenue] | Ansatzkriterien {pl} [im Controlling] |  |
 | math. SOC rule [shared ordering costs rule] | proportionale Verteilungsregel {f} |  |
 | educ. tuition costs [training costs] | Ausbildungskosten {pl} |  |
 | RealEst. warm rent [net cold rent + advance payment of operating costs and heating costs] | Warmmiete {f} [Nettokaltmiete + Betriebskostenvorauszahlung + Heizkostenvorauszahlung] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | at all cost {adv} [mostly: at all costs] | unbedingt [um jeden Preis] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | RealEst. gross warm rent [gross cold rent + heating costs] | Bruttowarmmiete {f} [Bruttokaltmiete + Heizkosten] |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | [things] which shall be incurred [e.g. costs] | [Dinge,] die übernommen werden müssen [z. B. Kosten] |  |
 | any ... that may arise [objections, costs, difficulties etc.] | etwaige ... [Einwände, Kosten, Schwierigkeiten etc.] |  |
 | comm. C & F landed {adv} [unloading costs to be borne by seller] [Incoterm] [obs.] | an Land verbracht [Verkäufer trägt Kosten und Fracht einschließlich der Löschkosten] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to go through the roof [idiom] [costs, prices, etc.] | durch die Decke gehen [Redewendung] [Kosten, Preise etc.] |  |
 | to split the costs equally [also: to split the costs 50:50 / 50-50 / 50/50] | die Kosten je zur Hälfte tragen |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | comm. tech. hourly rate for installation [costs] | Montagestundensatz {m} [Verrechnungssatz] |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | That doesn't bear thinking about! [e.g. effort, costs] | Ich darf gar nicht daran denken! [z. B. Mühe, Kosten] |  |
5+ Words: Nouns |
 | comm. costs for shipping and handling <S/H costs, S&H costs> | Kosten {pl} für Versand und Bearbeitung |  |
 | tech. hourly rate for machine (operation) [costs] | Maschinenstundensatz {m} [Kosten] |  |