price
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.
Archaic. value or worth.
Archaic. great value or worth (usually preceded by of).
to fix the price of.
to ask or determine the price of: We spent the day pricing furniture at various stores.
Idioms about price
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.
Origin of price
1synonym study For price
Other words from price
- price·a·ble, adjective
- pre·price, verb (used with object), pre·priced, pre·pric·ing; noun
- re·price, verb, re·priced, re·pric·ing.
- well-priced, adjective
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Other definitions for Price (2 of 2)
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(Edward) Reynolds, 1933–2011, U.S. novelist.
(Mary) Le·on·tyne [lee-uhn-teen], /ˈli ənˌtin/, born 1927, U.S. soprano.
a male given name.
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How to use price in a sentence
While the price gains in currencies like COMP have been driven by traders looking for arbitrage opportunities, Sullivan notes that such activity helped mainstream cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin gain a foothold years ago.
Companies with any market power to raise prices will likely do so.
After $20 trillion in pandemic relief spending, there’s still no sign of inflation. What happened? | Bernhard Warner | August 25, 2020 | FortuneDomestic soybean prices in Brazil rose to a record as the real slumped against the dollar and oilseed demand picked up.
Farmers are selling soybeans two years in advance in rare trade | Rachel Schallom | August 25, 2020 | FortuneOverstock’s share price has grown six times more than Wayfair, which is having a heck of a run itself.
The year’s hottest e-commerce stock is up more than 1,500%. Its founder cashed out before the rally | Bernhard Warner | August 18, 2020 | FortuneSmaller electric-vehicle makers like Workhouse Group and Arcimoto have done even better, seeing their stock prices rise fivefold.
Downtrodden GM stock gets a boost from electric-vehicle spinoff speculation | Aaron Pressman | August 18, 2020 | Fortune
“price for adults to $4250; From 10 years to 14 years to $2125; Under 10 years free,” the listing says.
But in more middle-class and working-class neighborhoods, sessions are typically a fourth of that price.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread | IranWire | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBitcoin began 2013 with a roaring price of $770 per unit, and businesses right and left were converting to the ethereal product.
You Were Wrong About Miley & Bitcoin: 2014’s Failed Predictions | Nina Strochlic | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is a true advocate for human rights who has paid a horrible price for standing up against the Assad dictatorship.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIndustry experts claim an increase in awareness amongst men when it comes to styles, design, and price regarding their underwear.
Would You Pay $100 For a 50 Cent Bulge? Men’s Undies Get Expensive | James Joiner | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST(p. 054) At this period it appears that tobacco was used as money, and as the measure of price and value.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Yielding to the advice of his friends, he put on it a price the amount of which abashed him.
The great Mr. Abrahams had an unlimited commission to secure at any price, a long list of great works.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsIf the high wage is paid and the short hours are granted, then the price of the thing made, so it seems, rises higher still.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockShe reached forward to it in ecstasy; but she might not enjoy it, save at the price which her conscience exacted.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for price
/ (praɪs) /
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
at any price whatever the price or cost
at a price at a high price
beyond price or without price invaluable or priceless
the price of someone Irish what someone deserves, esp a fitting punishment: it's just the price of him
what price something? what are the chances of something happening now?
to fix or establish the price of
to ascertain or discover the price of
price out of the market to charge so highly for as to prevent the sale, hire, etc, of
Origin of price
1Derived forms of price
- pricer, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with price
In addition to the idioms beginning with price
- price is right, the
- price on one's head
- price out of the market
also see:
- at all costs (at any price)
- cheap at twice the price
- every man has his price
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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