de kost gaat voor de baat uit

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “costs go before earnings”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈkɔst xaːt voːr də ˌbaːt ˈœy̯t/

Proverb

de kost gaat voor de baat uit

  1. one has to invest before one can reap the profits or rewards. Often used in the same context as English proverb "no pain, no gain".
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