Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en kostnad

cost, expense

Meaning

cost; expense

In Swedish: utgift, omkostnad

Forms

Forms of kostnad
Singular, indefiniteen kostnad
Singular, definitekostnaden
Plural, indefinitekostnader
Plural, definitekostnaderna

kostnad is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kostnad, den stora kostnaden. Check another noun

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kostnad in a sentence

  • kostnader för uppehälle
    accommodation costs
  • skador till en kostnad av flera miljoner
    damages amounting to several million kronor

Words built with kostnad

  • kostnadsstegring cost increase
  • matkostnad cost of food

Questions

What does kostnad mean in English?

kostnad means “cost, expense”.

Is it en kostnad or ett kostnad?

It is en kostnad, and “the cost” is kostnaden.

What is the plural of kostnad?

The plural of kostnad is kostnader, and the definite plural is kostnaderna.

Similar words

avgift

Nearby common words

kostnad is number 3,689 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary