English-speaker, someone from a country that speaks english i.e. Britain, US; originating from term (Anglo) referring to early northern european peoples. He is an anglophone.
The Council On State Taxation (COST) is the premier state tax organization representing taxpayers. COST is a nonprofit trade association consisting of more than 600 multistate corporations engaged in interstate and international business. COST's objective is to preserve and promote equitable and nondiscriminatory state and local taxation of multijurisdictional business entities.
1. 'price' and 'cost'. The price or cost of something is the amount of money you must pay to buy it. The price of oil doubled in a few months. They are worried about the rising cost of food. You can also use cost to refer to the amount of money needed to do or make something.. at any cost at all costs regardless of cost or sacrifice involved. 6. at the cost of at the expense of losing. vb, costs, costing or cost. 7. (tr) to be obtained or obtainable in exchange for (money or something equivalent); be priced at: the ride cost one pound.