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
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Etymology
Origin of price tag
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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In 1998, the price tag for Zumwalts was estimated at $1.5 billion per ship, according to the Government Accountability Office.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The price tag some vintage graphic T-shirts were fetching at a recent ThriftCon clothing convention in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Unitree's robot dogs start at $2,700, a fraction of the roughly $70,000 price tag for Boston Dynamics' four-legged device, Spot.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Plus, I didn’t waste hours researching and booking a la carte accommodations myself, where I could easily lose track of the trip’s total price tag.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
After a few paces she turns back and sees that he’s still standing there, bent down to see if there’s a price tag on the bottom of the shoe.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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