put a price on

phrase

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.

Examples of put a price on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And for now, one of the men the United States once put a price on is still sitting at the negotiating table. — Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026

Pet insurance takes some of the decision-making pressure off pet owners – and that’s hard to put a price on, particularly when time is of the essence. — Terry Ward, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025

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. — 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

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