price

1 of 2

noun

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
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
4
archaic : value, worth

price

2 of 2

verb

priced; pricing

transitive verb

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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Both stocks have fallen back below their IPO price in recent days, but the fact that the deals got done at all is encouraging news for other rapidly developing AI and tech companies considering a public debut. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023 The song will earn far more this year than its would-be sale price would indicate. WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023 Amazon's share price ticked up slightly after the FTC announcement, though its shares were down about 2.6% on the day as of early Tuesday afternoon. Kevin Collier, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2023 Swift's visit even pushed up some hotel room's prices to more than $400 per night, one local news outlets reported. Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2023 Little wonder that Amazon’s share price began today with a jump of 1.4%. David Meyer, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2023 On the other hand, physical markets have been strong, underlining resilience of the precious metal’s prices against the recent climb in U.S. Treasury yields, TD adds. WSJ, 25 Sep. 2023 Soon after, Morales emerged with a contract to provide similar vehicles at similar prices. Justin Scheck, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023 Did your Tomato Girl Summer also get thwarted by exorbitant airfare prices? Olga Massov, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
Verb
The company on Wednesday announced the Meta Quest 3 mixed-reality headset, set to ship Oct. 10 and priced at $499. Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023 That means that those future IPOs in the pipeline need to be priced at a significant discount—even more than Arm, Klaviyo, and Instacart—Kennedy believes. Anne Sraders, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023 Less than one percent are listed at more than $6,000, and the bulk of the most expensive collections are priced between $5 and $100. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2023 It is reasonably priced, convenient, and the staff is caring. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023 The new sports tier will be a free add-on for Max subscribers through Feb. 29, 2024, after which it will be priced at $9.99 a month. Liam Reilly, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023 The game tickets were priced at around $400 and Colorado fans celebrated their victory over Nebraska by storming the field. Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023 Usually priced at $6.99 per month, Apple offers multiple ways to watch for free. Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023 In Birmingham, nosebleed seats at Legacy Arena were priced at $171 plus service charges on Friday morning, and just a few were available by Friday afternoon. Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of price was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price. Accessed 5 Oct. 2023.

Kids Definition

price

1 of 2 noun
1
: 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

Biographical Definition

Price

biographical name

(Mary) Le*on*tyne lē-ˈän-ˌtēn How to pronounce Price (audio)
ˈlē-ən-ˌtēn,
ˈlā-
1927–     American soprano

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