costului

Costului is the genitive and dative singular form of the Romanian masculine noun cost, meaning expense or price. In everyday and technical language, cost refers to the amount of money required for something or the amount that has been spent. The noun appears in economics, accounting, and business contexts, and its form costului is used when expressing possession or relatedness to another noun, for example costului proiectului (the cost of the project) or creșterea costului (the increase of the cost).

Forms and usage. The base form is cost. The definite singular is costul, while the genitive/dative singular is costului. The plural forms are costuri (nominative/accusative) with the definite plural costurile, and the genitive plural costs costurilor. These forms allow phrases such as costul total, costului mediu, creșterea costului și altele. In Romanian, costul proiectului illustrates the typical possessive construction where the possessor noun is in the genitive form proiectului.

Semantics and related terms. Cost is closely related to other economic terms such as preț (price) and cheltuieli (expenses). While cost often emphasizes the price paid or incurred for a good or service, cheltuieli can refer more broadly to expenditures or outlays. The word cost can also appear in phrases describing trends, budgets, and financial analyses.

Etymology. The Romanian term cost is believed to derive from a Romance source such as French coût or Italian costo, reflecting its long-standing use in finance and commerce.

See also. Cost, Preț, Cheltuieli, Buget.