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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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Others who are doing the same are attracted by Norse Atlantic’s low price.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
While many of the tariffs are now in effect for goods coming into the country, existing inventories are largely priced at their pre-tariff levels.
—Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Others argue that raising the minimum wage is associated with higher prices and job loss.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Others who are doing the same are attracted by Norse Atlantic’s low price.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
Tickets are priced from $125.75 to $56 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Etix or by calling 800-514-3849.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
While many of the tariffs are now in effect for goods coming into the country, existing inventories are largely priced at their pre-tariff levels.
—Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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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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