price tag

noun

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

price tag

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of price tag¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

We have had to to get to the bottom of the list to find the only player who can be considered to have truly lived up to his price tag.

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Keeping the price tag under $10 billion would mean overcoming the industry’s defining challenges: spiraling costs and long construction timelines.

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While bunking with family doesn’t have an actual price tag, it usually has an emotional one.

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Legal scholars have debated whether the federal law affects California tuition and aid laws because the price tags apply to citizens and non-citizens alike.

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White, who did not own the land, had just begun making payments on the $200,000 price tag at the time.

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Related Words

• cost