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Value and Cost: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Value refers to the worth or importance of something, often reflecting its usefulness, quality, or significance. It can be both tangible (like the monetary worth of an item) and intangible (like emotional or cultural significance). High value implies something is worth a lot, either financially or in terms of its contribution.

Cost, on the other hand, represents the price or amount of resources (money, time, effort) required to obtain or maintain something. It’s a measurement of what you give up in exchange for a good or service. Cost can vary based on availability, quality, and demand.

In essence, value is about the perceived worth, while cost is about the actual expenditure. Something can have a high cost but offer little value, or have great value while being inexpensive.

Spanish:

Value: Valor

Valuable: Valioso

Worth: Valor

Price: Precio

Cost: Costo

Priceless: Inestimable

Invaluable: Inestimable

Costly: Costoso

Expensive: Caro

Pricey: Caro

High-end: De alta gama

High-value: De alto valor

Cheap: Barato

Exorbitant: Exorbitante

Over-priced: Demasiado caro

French:

Value: Valeur

Valuable: Précieux

Worth: Valeur

Price: Prix

Cost: Coût

Priceless: Inestimable

Invaluable: Inestimable

Costly: Cher

Expensive: Cher

Pricey: Cher

High-end: Haut de gamme

High-value: De grande valeur

Cheap: Bon marché

Exorbitant: Exorbitant

Over-priced: Trop cher

German:

Value: Wert

Valuable: Wertvoll

Worth: Wert

Price: Preis

Cost: Kosten

Priceless: Unbezahlbar

Invaluable: Unschätzbar

Costly: Teuer

Expensive: Teuer

Pricey: Teuer

High-end: Hochwertig; High-End

High-value: Hohem Wert

Cheap: Günstig

Exorbitant: Unverschämt teuer; exorbitant

Over-priced: Überteuert

Italian

Value – Valore
Valuable – Prezioso / Di valore
Worth – Valere
Price – Prezzo
Cost – Costo
Priceless – Inestimabile
Invaluable – Inestimabile / Di valore ineguagliabile
Costly – Costoso
Expensive – Costoso
Pricey – Caro / Costosetto (colloquiale)
High-end – Di fascia alta
High-value – Di alto valore
Cheap – Economico
Exorbitant – Esorbitante
Over-priced – Sopravvalutato / Dal prezzo eccessivo

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