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Definition of price
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: 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
3
: 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
price
verb
priced; pricing
Definition of price (Entry 2 of 3)
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
Price
biographical name
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Definition of Price (Entry 3 of 3)
(Mary) Le*on*tyne
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1927– American soprano
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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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Shares were up slightly from their IPO price of $10 in early trading.
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Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 13 Jan. 2022
That's up 186% (or almost triple) above its bottom price in August.
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Fortune, 12 Jan. 2022
EthereumMax saw its price continue to rise a month later.
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2022
As 2021 drew to a close, nearly two out of three companies that went public that year were trading below their IPO price.
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Denny Jacob, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2022
Consider the Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum, as its price has been slashed to just $150 at Amazon.
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Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 11 Jan. 2022
At its all-time high, the EMAX token was valued at $0.000000863 — up 1,370 percent above its initial price of $0.00000005875.
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Samantha Hissong, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2022
About half of that, $11, was attributed to the potential costs of having to cover Aduhelm at its original $56,000 price.
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Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022
As a result of that bet, ASML’s valuation has swollen to over $300 billion and its share price has more than doubled since the start of 2020.
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Morgan Meaker, Wired, 11 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
While a large series might out-price many hobby players, the average Joe will still find a variety of playing options to match his preferences.
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Zack Jones, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
Lindor was approaching his final year of arbitration and his salary demands were about to price him out of Cleveland’s range.
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Joe Noga, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2021
By 2010, London was a global financial center, and Fitzrovia was turning into a hub for art galleries and small-plate restaurants, part of a transformation that would price many locals out of the city.
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New York Times, 23 Dec. 2021
Cancel anything that’s not being used like premium channels or a landline, and price out competing options like a local ISP and streaming services.
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Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2021
This site can help price the cost by simply inputting the exact square footage of the room and zip code where the house is located.
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Jan Soults Walker, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2021
Yet the decision by AstraZeneca to price the drug commercially while negotiating contracts with governments around the world during the pandemic will broadly constrain the effectiveness of the drug and create issues of equity.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
Cryptocurrency is no stranger to price drops in the thousands of dollars, especially on weekends.
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Fortune, 6 Dec. 2021
Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose 50 cents to $84.83 per barrel in London.
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Joe Mcdonald, ajc, 19 Oct. 2021
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price
noun
English Language Learners Definition of price
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the amount of money that you pay for something or that something costs
: the thing that is lost, damaged, or given up in order to get or do something
: the amount of money needed to persuade someone to do something
price
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of price (Entry 2 of 2)
: to say or decide how much something costs : to give a price to (something)
: to put a price on (something) : to attach a price tag to (something)
: to learn the price of (something that you are thinking about buying)
See the full definition for price in the English Language Learners Dictionary
price
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Kids Definition of price
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: the quantity of one thing given or asked for something else : the amount of money paid or to be paid
2
: the cost at which something is gotten or done
Giving up privacy is the price of fame.
3
: a reward for the capture of a criminal
price
verb
priced; pricing
Kids Definition of price (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to determine the amount something costs
The house is priced too high.
2
: to find out how much something costs
I've been pricing TVs.
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