the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
a sum offered for the capture of a person alive or dead.
The authorities put a price on his head.
the sum of money, or other consideration, for which a person's support, consent, etc., may be obtained, especially in cases involving sacrifice of integrity.
They claimed that every politician has a price.
that which must be given, done, or undergone in order to obtain a thing.
He gained the victory, but at a heavy price.
odds.
Archaic. value or worth.
Archaic. great value or worth (usually preceded byof ).
to fix the price of.
to ask or determine the price of.
We spent the day pricing furniture at various stores.
at any price, at any cost, no matter how great.
Their orders were to capture the town at any price.
beyond / without price, of incalculable value; priceless.
The crown jewels are beyond price.
Bruce, 1845–1903, U.S. architect.
(Edward) Reynolds, 1933–2011, U.S. novelist.
(Mary) Leontyne born 1927, U.S. soprano.
a male given name.
the sum in money or goods for which anything is or may be bought or sold
the cost at which anything is obtained
the cost of bribing a person
a sum of money offered or given as a reward for a capture or killing
value or worth, esp high worth
gambling another word for odds
whatever the price or cost
at a high price
invaluable or priceless
what someone deserves, esp a fitting punishment
it's just the price of him
what are the chances of something happening now?
to fix or establish the price of
to ascertain or discover the price of
to charge so highly for as to prevent the sale, hire, etc, of
Price, charge, cost, expense refer to outlay or expenditure required in buying or maintaining something. Price is used mainly of single, concrete objects offered for sale; charge, of services: What is the price of that coat? There is a small charge for mailing packages. Cost is mainly a purely objective term, often used in financial calculations: The cost of building a new annex was estimated at $10,000. Expense suggests cost plus incidental expenditure: The expense of the journey was more than the contemplated cost. Only charge is not used figuratively. Price, cost, and sometimes expense may be used to refer to the expenditure of mental energy, what one “pays” in anxiety, suffering, etc.
First recorded in 1175–1225; (noun) Middle English pris(e), from Old French, Latin pretium “price, value, worth” ( cf. precious); (verb) late Middle English prisen, from Middle French prisier, derivative of pris, Old French as above; see prize 2, praise
The price of something is how much it costs. It’s usually money, but sometimes not. For example, the price of staying up all night is that you’re really sleepy the next day. Wake up! You can use the noun price to mean the money exchanged for an item or service — or use it figuratively, to mean "something negative that's required in exchange for something positive." If you hear the phrase "a small price to pay," think of this figurative meaning. You could say, for example, that having clouds of pet hair all over your house is a small price to pay for your wonderful cat.
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But for Hoerz -- who argues that "the heuriger in its 'traditional' form died out by the mid-1990s at the latest" -- change has come at the price of "diversity".
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Primark will be expecting that the price changes "will help them shift stock, meaning they don't have to discount too much any further," says AJ Bell analyst Russ Mould.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The company has said price increases on consumer electronics, including Apple devices, result from more than just higher prices for memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Such an agreement would likely spur an industrywide price war and fierce competition for customers — the main reason why the biggest three operators have vowed not to ink this sort of partnership.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
They wore suits in Vegas, which told you half of what you needed to know about them—the other half you got from the price of those suits.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
That gives an indication of the challenge that Price will face on Sunday in his second Matchplay final.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The victory sees Price climb to fourth in the order of merit, above Jonny Clayton, and in turn becomes Welsh number one.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Price during the World Cup: $234, which is about a 15% increase so a little bump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The couple worked with designer Tammy Price on the project—with Kimberly explaining that their first request for her was to source furniture that would work both inside and out.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Right then, remembering how Charlie Price called me crazy, I decided to draw one up and try to follow it every day.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
After months of war eroded the market’s inventory buffers, crude prices have risen sharply to reflect the risk of further losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Treasury yields followed oil prices higher in the past week.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
For student Eshal, part of the reason Primark feels more expensive is because she knows how low prices are at Shein.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Its main tool to achieve this is the economy's key interest rate -- raising rates tends to curtail economic activity and high prices, while lowering them encourages hiring and investment but can also stoke inflation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
As prices for cotton dropped, Andrew Jackson fell deeper into debt.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
True, Richemont’s top line is growing faster at the moment, but the good news looks priced in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Some may view the return to more normal movement for the Cboe Semiconductor ETF Volatility Index as a sign that the market has already priced in a lot of fear.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
South Korean technology giant Samsung unveiled new, sleeker smartphone models Wednesday priced more than previous models as artificial intelligence raises component costs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
After announcing the scheme, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said no-one should be "priced out" or "left behind" when it comes to affordable transport links.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Subprime mortgage bonds all were priced by the ratings bestowed on them by Moody’s.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Travellers' choices depend on a whole range of different factors, not least pricing, experts point out.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Investors are pricing in the possibility that the Fed may need to raise rates in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
That implies the market has been only pricing in “a modest geopolitical premium,” the J.P.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
She said 100 deals had been pulled temporarily as lenders reconsider their pricing plans.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
From these he produced the first calculations of life expectancy for different age groups, and so the first reliable figures which could provide a basis for pricing life insurance.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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