price tag

noun

1
: a tag on merchandise showing the price at which it is offered for sale
2
: price, cost

Examples of price tag in a Sentence

The price tag is missing so I don't know how much this sweater costs. a weeklong cruise on the luxury liner sounded great, but the price tag was enough to make me choke
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What Would Coke's Shift to Cane Sugar Cost? Replace HFCS with cane sugar in some of Coca-Cola's U.S. products could carry a steep price tag and reshape agricultural demand across the country. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025 Yet the price tag can be prohibitive, with a recent survey showing that fewer than half of Americans plan to travel this summer with affordability cited as the factor keeping them at home. Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 Paul Diego Craney, spokesman for the state watchdog, Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, told the Herald that the $1 million price tag for a median single-family home across the region should serve as a wake-up call for Healey and state lawmakers. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 17 July 2025 The final price tag, which came after various fees and costs were added, is the most any meteorite of any origin has ever sold for at auction, Sotheby's said in a post on social media site X. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for price tag

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of price tag was in 1880

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“Price tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20tag. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.

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