put a price on
idiom
1
: to ask for a particular amount of money for (something one is selling)
The owners have not yet put a price on the house.
2
: 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 on true love.
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Economists even attempted to put a price on the joy pets bring, estimating that the companionship of a pet can be worth up to £70,000 ($85,000) a year in terms of life satisfaction.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
The European Union led the way, adopting the Emissions Trading System in 2005, one of the boldest and most ambitious climate policies of its time which put a price on carbon for polluters.
—Elena Bou, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Last year, Investopedia set out to put a price on six months of emergency expenses, including housing, medical care, travel and food.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 May 2025
The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill Mr. Rushdie and put a price on his head of several million dollars.
—Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
The European Union led the way, adopting the Emissions Trading System in 2005, one of the boldest and most ambitious climate policies of its time which put a price on carbon for polluters.
—Elena Bou, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Last year, Investopedia set out to put a price on six months of emergency expenses, including housing, medical care, travel and food.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 May 2025
The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill Mr. Rushdie and put a price on his head of several million dollars.
—Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Put a price on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20a%20price%20on. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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