price

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noun

ˈprīs

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: the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing

: the quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another

: the cost at which something is obtained

… the price of freedom is restraint …—

J. Irwin Miller

: the terms for the sake of which something is done or undertaken: such as

: an amount sufficient to bribe one

believed every man had his price

: a reward for the apprehension or death of a person

an outlaw with a price on his head

archaic : value, worth

price

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verb

priced; pricing

transitive verb

: to set a price on

: to find out the price of

: to drive by raising prices excessively

priced themselves out of the market

pricer noun

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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Noun

Real estate is cyclical, and typically when mortgage rates shoot up, sales decline, and home prices fall; and eventually because home prices tumble, sales return. —

Alena Botros, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024 American Airline Center prices vary, but here are some averages from Seet Geek. —

Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for price

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English pris, from Anglo-French, from Latin pretium price, money; probably akin to Sanskrit prati- against, in return — more at pros-

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of price was in the 13th century

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Kids Definition

price

1 of 2 noun

ˈprīs

: the quantity of one thing and especially money that is exchanged or demanded in exchange for another

: reward entry 2 sense 1

a price on an outlaw's head

: the cost at which something is gotten or done

victory at any price

price

2 of 2 verb

priced; pricing

: to set a price on

: 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

Biographical Definition

Price

biographical name

ˈprīs

(Mary) Le*on*tyne lē-ˈän-ˌtēn

ˈlē-ən-ˌtēn,

ˈlā-

1927– American soprano

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