price tag
- a label or tag that shows the price of the item to which it is attached.
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Origin of price tag
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Contemporary Examples
In 2009, the bank leant $17.9 million to Krasnaya Polyana, OJSC, but the price-tag on this, too, kept increasing.
Only six months ago, he was sentenced to two months in prison for other price-tag acts and threats against Peace Now activists.
They are looking into whether he was responsible for the 'price-tag' attack on the Latrun Monastery two months ago.
A leading philosopher sums up the hidden costs of a price-tag society.
Historical Examples
It's a brand-new one, for the price-tag 's still hangin' on the back.
Susan Clegg and Her Neighbors' AffairsAnne Warner
The price-tag, which Gardiner had deftly slipped off the coat before showing it, was marked $18.
The Bail JumperRobert J. C. Stead
All right, Peter Champneys, you shall have your chance to do it,—with a price-tag attached.
The Purple HeightsMarie Conway Oemler
price tag
- a ticket or label on an article for sale showing its price
- the cost, esp of something not usually pricedthe price tag on a top footballer
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