1
a
: the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing
b
: the quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another
2
: the cost at which something is obtained
… the price of freedom is restraint …—
J. Irwin Miller
J. Irwin Miller3
: the terms for the sake of which something is done or undertaken: such 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
priced; pricing
1
: to set a price on
2
: to find out the price of
3
: to drive by raising prices excessively
priced themselves out of the market
pricer
noun
Examples of price in a Sentence
Noun
You paid a high price for the car.
We bought the house at a good price.
The price of milk rose.
What is the difference in price between the two cars?
I know he said he wouldn't do it, but I think it's just a matter of finding his price.
Verb
They priced the house too high.
Workers quickly priced the new merchandise.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Lower rates can give a boost to the economy and prices for investments, but that comes at the cost of potentially worsening inflation.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Norda‘s entire spring footwear range is out now on its website and select third-party retailers, with pricing for all shoes but the 008 ($145) priced at $295.
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Noun
Experts caution that her liberal fiscal policy could drive up prices and delay progress on trimming Japan's huge national debt.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Lower rates can give a boost to the economy and prices for investments, but that comes at the cost of potentially worsening inflation.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
Then there are the directors and executives of pharmaceutical companies who price their products for maximal profits without caring much about the impact of unaffordability on the patients whose lives depend on those products.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Norda‘s entire spring footwear range is out now on its website and select third-party retailers, with pricing for all shoes but the 008 ($145) priced at $295.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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price
1 of 2 noun1
: the quantity of one thing and especially money that is exchanged or demanded in exchange for another
2
: reward entry 2 sense 1
a price on an outlaw's head
3
: the cost at which something is gotten or done
victory at any price
price
2 of 2 verb
priced; pricing
1
: to set a price on
2
: to ask the price of
pricer
noun
Etymology
Noun
Middle English pris "prize, price," from early French pris (same meaning), from Latin pretium "price, money" — related to appreciate, praise, precious, prize entry 1
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