cost vs price

cost

verb
  • To calculate or estimate a price. 

  • To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of. 

  • To require to be borne or suffered; to cause. 

  • To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price. 

noun
  • Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic. 

  • A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur. 

  • Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used. 

  • A cottise. 

price

verb
  • To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on. 

noun
  • The cost required to gain possession of something. 

  • Value; estimation; excellence; worth. 

  • The cost of an action or deed. 

How often have the words cost and price occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )