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Definition of at any price

1 : for any amount of money
  • We think it's the best education you can get at any price.
  • I won't sell the house. Not at any price!
2 : without caring about what might be lost or given up
  • people who want peace at any price

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  1. : value, worth

  2. : the quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another

  3. : the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing

  1. : to set a price on

  2. : to find out the price of

  3. : to drive by raising prices excessively

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