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as in cost
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
I really wanted to buy that shirt, but the price was more money than I had
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as in to prize
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Recent Examples of price
CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Media hogs will be happy to learn that Apple doubled the base storage from 128GB to 256GB without changing the price.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
Tony Zhang, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Banks that can attract and retain deposits, especially operating and transaction balances, can price credit, invest in product, and survive downturns in ways that fee-only or wholesale-funded models can’t.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Meanwhile, securing goods and services at the best possible prices gives operators the breathing room to invest in growth.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Media hogs will be happy to learn that Apple doubled the base storage from 128GB to 256GB without changing the price.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) has quietly undergone a regime change, and the market is only beginning to price it in.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Banks that can attract and retain deposits, especially operating and transaction balances, can price credit, invest in product, and survive downturns in ways that fee-only or wholesale-funded models can’t.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for price
Noun
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The cost is nearly nine hundred million dollars a day, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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This is an ideal solution for technically adept web admins who prioritize cost-effectiveness, absolute control, and performance.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Crandall said funds raised will assist with funeral and memorial expenses, travel costs and other unexpected costs.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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This income covers official, charitable, and private expenses of William, his wife Kate Middleton, and their three children.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tipsters can remain anonymous and are eligible for a reward up to $4,000.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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Homer says whoever has these horses will make more money from the reward than trying to sell them elsewhere.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The West Coast community was once the site of a gold-mining settlement—there's even a miner's cemetery there—but today it's prized for its golden sunsets.—
Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The prices may not be suitable, and this certainly isn’t to say the general manager who has always prized patience should suddenly empty out the cupboard all at once.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In 2019, Viacom, the CBS News parent at the time, had a deal in place to pay CNN an annual license fee to provide international coverage.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The past two years, the Sacramento City Council raised parking fees and axed dozens of vacant positions to help balance its multimillion-dollar budget deficits.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The bounty of the seas will be upon us, in good company, provenance ,and pleasure.—
Cass Farrar,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Mar. 2026
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That power dynamic was reinforced Thursday when federal prosecutors in San Diego announced narco-terrorism charges and a $5 million bounty for René Arzate Garcia, who is accused of being a violent Sinaloa lieutenant loyal to the Mayitos.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Astronomers first needed to ascertain its true size.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
5 Mar. 2026
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The pair quickly ascertained that a skier was still attached to the skis, and bee-lined toward him.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Van Hollen's millionaire surtax would levy new rates above existing taxes on the rich.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Combined with inflation pressures from rising oil prices, that could reverse the recent downward trend in mortgage rates, experts say.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Price.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/price. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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