Usage Note
Coûter is the standard verb for expressing price, used with a direct object (ça coûte dix euros). The circumflex on the û distinguishes it from cou (neck) and signals the historical dropped 's' found in the Latin root. The idiom coûter les yeux de la tête ('to cost the eyes out of your head') means something is outrageously expensive.
Examples
"Ce manteau coûte deux cents euros."
Natural Translation
This coat costs two hundred euros.
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