price tag

American  

noun

1. a label or tag that shows the price of the item to which it is attached.

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price tag British  

noun

1. a ticket or label on an article for sale showing its price

2. the cost, esp of something not usually priced

   the price tag on a top footballer

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Etymology

Origin of price tag

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

The world's most populous nation has flexed its spacefaring ambitions in the last decade with its space programme growing considerably, and rivalling the achievements of established powers at a much cheaper price tag.

From Barron's

As a result, the high price tag alone drags down the rating.

From The Wall Street Journal

The projected price tag has already ballooned from $200 million to $400 million, but those numbers have almost no meaning since they don’t correlate to any plans that would generate an estimate.

From Salon

As Costco weighed these options for certain items, insiders decided that some price tags would be too high.

From The Wall Street Journal

The overall price tag for the “warrior dividends” looks likely to be about $2.6 billion.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• cost