Etymology
From Middle English price (price, prize, value, excellence), borrowed from Old French pris, preis, from Latin pretium (worth, price, money spent, wages, reward); compare praise, precious, appraise, appreciate, depreciate, etc.
Noun
price (plural prices)
- The cost required to gain possession of something.
- What is the price of this chocolate bar?
- The cost of an action or deed.
- I paid a high price for my mistake.
- Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
Derived terms
- asking price
- bidding price
- bid price
- cover price
- fixed price
- full price
- half-price
- list price
- market price
- natural price
- price ceiling
- price-conscious
- price control
- price cut
- price fixing
- price floor
- price gouge
- price gouging
- price point
- price range
- price signal
- price stability
- price tag
- pricy
- purchase price
- retail price
- sale price
- selling price
- spot price
- starting price
- stock price
- unit price
Verb
price (third-person singular simple present prices, present participle pricing, simple past and past participle priced)
- (transitive) To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on.
Derived terms
- budget-priced
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