cost (v.) Copy link Outline 1. consto, stĭti, 1 (usu. with abl. of definite price; gen. in the case of such expr. as quanti, tanti, etc.2. sto, stĕti, stātum, 1 (constr. same as consto)3. May also be expr. with vēnire, vendi, ĕmi, esse, to be sold, to be at such a price • cost (v.) 1. consto, stĭti, 1 (usu. with abl. of definite price; gen. in the case of such expr. as quanti, tanti, etc.: L. G. 281): to c. four hundred thousand sesterces, quadringentis millibus c., Varr. Cic. to c. nothing, gratis c., Cic. to c. very little, vilissime c., Col.; also minimo c., (L. G. 281, Obs. 2). Fig.: he plainly tells them how many brave men's deaths the victory must surely c., edocet quot virorum fortium morte necesse sit c. victoriam, Caes. 2. sto, stĕti, stātum, 1 (constr. same as consto): Polybius writes that this affair c. the Achaeans 100 talents, P. scribit centum talentis eam rem Achaeis stetisse, Liv.: so little did a great victory c., tantulo impendio ingens victoria stetit, Curt.: this victory cost the Carthaginians much blood and many wounds, multo sanguine ac vulneribus ea Poenis victoria stetit, Liv.: sometimes with abl. of such words as quanto. v. supr.: alas! how much has one night c. your realms, heu! quanto regnis nox stetit una tuis! Ov..] Virg. 3. May also be expr. with vēnire, vendi, ĕmi, esse, to be sold, to be at such a price: as, a pound (of violet purple) cost 100 denarii, libra denariis centum venibat, Nep. ap. Plin.: v. to sell (intr.) Phr.: such effort did it c., tantae molis erat, Virg.: how much do his lessons c., quanti docet? Juv.: it cost me a great struggle, etc., vix a me impetrare potui ut, etc. (Kr. based on Cic.).