1
a
: the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing
b
: the quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another
2
: the cost at which something is obtained
… the price of freedom is restraint …—
J. Irwin Miller
J. Irwin Miller3
: the terms for the sake of which something is done or undertaken: such as
a
: an amount sufficient to bribe one
believed every man had his price
b
: a reward for the apprehension or death of a person
an outlaw with a price on his head
priced; pricing
1
: to set a price on
2
: to find out the price of
3
: to drive by raising prices excessively
priced themselves out of the market
pricer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of price in a Sentence
Noun
You paid a high price for the car.
We bought the house at a good price.
The price of milk rose.
What is the difference in price between the two cars?
I know he said he wouldn't do it, but I think it's just a matter of finding his price.
Verb
They priced the house too high.
Workers quickly priced the new merchandise.
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Reco McCambry, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
With this fundraise, the company seeks to scale production to achieve price parity with traditional skins, which are currently priced at about $9 per square foot for a handbag quality, pebble-texture cow skin.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Bryan Mena, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
With this fundraise, the company seeks to scale production to achieve price parity with traditional skins, which are currently priced at about $9 per square foot for a handbag quality, pebble-texture cow skin.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
After the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 caused stock prices to drop, a group of financiers attempted to corner the copper market.
—Reco McCambry, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
With this fundraise, the company seeks to scale production to achieve price parity with traditional skins, which are currently priced at about $9 per square foot for a handbag quality, pebble-texture cow skin.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
The $28 trillion US Treasury market may have also priced in the potential effects of Trump’s win on the US economy.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
With this fundraise, the company seeks to scale production to achieve price parity with traditional skins, which are currently priced at about $9 per square foot for a handbag quality, pebble-texture cow skin.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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price
1 of 2 noun1
: the quantity of one thing and especially money that is exchanged or demanded in exchange for another
2
: reward entry 2 sense 1
a price on an outlaw's head
3
: the cost at which something is gotten or done
victory at any price
price
2 of 2 verb
priced; pricing
1
: to set a price on
2
: to ask the price of
pricer
noun
Etymology
Noun
Middle English pris "prize, price," from early French pris (same meaning), from Latin pretium "price, money" — related to appreciate, praise, precious, prize entry 1
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