put a price tag on
idiom
: to say how important or valuable something is
—usually used in negative statements to say that something is extremely important and valuable
You can't put a price tag on the safety of our children.
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Trump did not put a price tag on the cost of the arch.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Released in April 1977, Annie Hall earned a respectable $38.3 million at the domestic box office, not adjusted for inflation, while there is no way to put a price tag on its cultural impact.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Duffy is asking Congress to support a plan for a brand-new air traffic control system but has not put a price tag on it.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
The agencies' past dealings with the Israeli spyware company had previously been disclosed by The New York Times, which said the CIA bankrolled Djibouti's purchase of NSO spyware and the bureau bought it for testing, but the trial put a price tag on the relationship.
—Raphael Satter, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Released in April 1977, Annie Hall earned a respectable $38.3 million at the domestic box office, not adjusted for inflation, while there is no way to put a price tag on its cultural impact.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Duffy is asking Congress to support a plan for a brand-new air traffic control system but has not put a price tag on it.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
The agencies' past dealings with the Israeli spyware company had previously been disclosed by The New York Times, which said the CIA bankrolled Djibouti's purchase of NSO spyware and the bureau bought it for testing, but the trial put a price tag on the relationship.
—Raphael Satter, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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“Put a price tag on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20a%20price%20tag%20on. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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