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

1archaic : value , worth2 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 thing3: 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>

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