price
[ prahys ]
/ praɪs /
noun
verb (used with object), priced, pric·ing.
to fix the price of.
to ask or determine the price of: We spent the day pricing furniture at various stores.
Idioms for price
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.
Origin of price
SYNONYMS FOR price
1, 4
Price,
charge,
cost,
expense refer to outlay or expenditure required in buying or maintaining something.
Price is used mainly of single, concrete objects offered for sale;
charge, of services:
What is the price of that coat? There is a small charge for mailing packages.
Cost is mainly a purely objective term, often used in financial calculations:
The cost of building a new annex was estimated at $10,000.
Expense suggests cost plus incidental expenditure:
The expense of the journey was more than the contemplated cost. Only
charge is not used figuratively.
Price,
cost, and sometimes
expense may be used to refer to the expenditure of mental energy, what one “pays” in anxiety, suffering, etc.
OTHER WORDS FROM price
price·a·ble, adjective pre·price, verb (used with object), pre·priced, pre·pric·ing; noun re·price, verb, re·priced, re·pric·ing. well-priced, adjectiveWords nearby price
Definition for price (2 of 2)
Price
[ prahys ]
/ praɪs /
noun
Bruce,1845–1903,
U.S. architect.
(Edward) Reynolds,1933–2011,
U.S. novelist.
(Mary) Le·on·tyne
[lee-uh n-teen] /ˈli ənˌtin/,born 1927,
U.S. soprano.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for price
price
/ (praɪs) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of price
pricer, nounWord Origin for price
C13
pris, from Old French, from Latin
pretium price, value, wage
Idioms and Phrases with price
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