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price
1[prahys]
noun
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
a sum offered for the capture of a person alive or dead.
The authorities put a price on his head.
the sum of money, or other consideration, for which a person's support, consent, etc., may be obtained, especially in cases involving sacrifice of integrity.
They claimed that every politician has a price.
that which must be given, done, or undergone in order to obtain a thing.
He gained the victory, but at a heavy price.
odds.
Archaic.Ģżvalue or worth.
Archaic.Ģżgreat value or worth (usually preceded byof ).
verb (used with object)
to fix the price of.
to ask or determine the price of.
We spent the day pricing furniture at various stores.
Price
2[prahys]
noun
Bruce, 1845ā1903, U.S. architect.
(Edward) Reynolds, 1933ā2011, U.S. novelist.
(Mary) Leontyne born 1927, U.S. soprano.
a male given name.
price
/ ±č°ł²¹ÉŖ²õ /
noun
the sum in money or goods for which anything is or may be bought or sold
the cost at which anything is obtained
the cost of bribing a person
a sum of money offered or given as a reward for a capture or killing
value or worth, esp high worth
gambling another word for odds
whatever the price or cost
at a high price
invaluable or priceless
what someone deserves, esp a fitting punishment
it's just the price of him
what are the chances of something happening now?
verb
to fix or establish the price of
to ascertain or discover the price of
to charge so highly for as to prevent the sale, hire, etc, of
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- priceable adjective
- preprice verb (used with object)
- reprice verb
- well-priced adjective
- Ė±č°ł¾±³¦±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of price1
Idioms and Phrases
at any price, at any cost, no matter how great.
Their orders were to capture the town at any price.
beyond / without price, of incalculable value; priceless.
The crown jewels are beyond price.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The island's government-owned electricity company is raising its prices from the start of July, with some customers now paying more than they would in the UK.
Not because of decades of regional agony, but the brute effect on the oil price which could ultimately feed through to higher prices for everyone and more strain on the economy.
The price of electricity in Guernsey is going up with tariffs rising next month.
Nick has, in fact, had to insure the guitar as a piece of fine art and auction houses have estimated a starting guide price of Ā£100,000 if Nick were ever to sell it.
Last year the rock star hosted his own festival at the venue with the aim of selling tickets at affordable prices.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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