What does combien coute mean in French?

The question 'C'est combien?' means How much is this? In the Word-by-Word translation, the demonstrative pronoun 'ce'* means 'this'. The verb 'est' means '[he/she/it] is'. And the adverb 'combien' means 'how much, how many'. *The letter 'e' is dropped in front of a Word that begins with a vowel or an unaspirated 'h'.