Price paid for company's time? (4)
I believe the answer is:
cost
'price paid' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'company's time?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'company's' could be 'cos' (abbreviation) and 'cos' is found in the answer.
'time?' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cost that I've seen before include "Outlay required to buy" , "estimate price" , "Fee" , "Amount required as payment" , "Charge" .)