price tag
Americannoun
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price tags
plural
noun
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a ticket or label on an article for sale showing its price
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the cost, esp of something not usually priced
the price tag on a top footballer
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of price tag
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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That helps explain why voters might be aggravated and still surprised when they see, for example, a $5 price tag on a gallon of milk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The mansion also spent some time on the rental market with a $35,000 a month price tag.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
However, it comes at a hefty price tag, with a minimum cost of £130,000.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
While the C$5.7 billion price tag is higher, Hulshof calls the cost inevitable “given it is one of the last remaining thermal plays and arguably carries a scarcity premium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the country’s largest cities, otherwise prosaic services have been transformed into status symbols simply because of the price tag.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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