Main Entry: ¹price

Pronunciation: \ˈprīs\

Function: noun

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

Date: 13th century

1 archaic : value, worth
2 a : the quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another b : the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing
3 : the terms for the sake of which something is done or undertaken: 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>
4 : the cost at which something is obtained <the price of freedom is restraint — J. Irwin Miller>