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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
John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2025
For American policymakers and businesses, economic instability in Russia carries potential implications for global markets, energy prices, and ongoing geopolitical tensions, especially as sanctions and Russia's military operations in Ukraine continue to reshape the international economic landscape.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Paul Brett, Space.com, 20 June 2025
The menu is à la carte style, meaning that instead of paying a flat rate for your shipment, each cup is priced individually between $11–$14.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 June 2025
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Noun
Limited time offer Save on The Athletic. original price: $2sale price: $0.25/week for your first year.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2025
For American policymakers and businesses, economic instability in Russia carries potential implications for global markets, energy prices, and ongoing geopolitical tensions, especially as sanctions and Russia's military operations in Ukraine continue to reshape the international economic landscape.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Verb
Price history: As one of the first new Star Wars Lego sets of 2025, its launch price was priced at $49.99.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 20 June 2025
The menu is à la carte style, meaning that instead of paying a flat rate for your shipment, each cup is priced individually between $11–$14.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for price
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Covering much of the $120 million production costs himself, with money from his celebrated winery, the filmmaker’s latest premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival to wildly mixed reactions.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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President Donald Trump, who nominated Waller as a governor during his first term in office, has been hectoring the Fed to lower interest rates to reduce borrowing costs on the $36 trillion national debt.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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Despite the costs of containment, USDA economists estimate that maintaining the eradication program delivers annual economic benefits exceeding $1 billion—far outweighing the expense of operations like the COPEG fly factory in Panama.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Numerous reasons exist for why getting a driver’s license is either more challenging today or may not provide sufficient benefits, including the licensing process, the expense of vehicle ownership and maintenance and safety concerns.—
Selika Josiah Talbott,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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When planning a merger or acquisition, understanding the risk/reward spectrum is essential—especially at a time when economic uncertainty has become the norm.—
Matt Kunkel,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Police announced an $85,000 reward for information in the teen’s slaying in March 2022.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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In response, some luxury consumers are embracing personalization to opt out of the resale loop altogether, knowing that custom pieces hold less appeal on the secondary market, where pristine, untouched goods are prized.—
Brett Braley,
Robb Report,
18 June 2025
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Diane wants to help the planet heal itself and has no patience for those who prize landscaping over hearty organic growth.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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Perhaps; by being put on the waiver wire, other teams can take him freely for only a nominal fee.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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But this is the first time that the push to tax remittances, which already come with high fees, has reached a level where there appears to be political appetite for approving it.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Idaho Legislature wanted no part of the federal plan to reintroduce wolves Thanks to bounties, trapping and widespread poisoning, by the 1930s the U.S. federal government all but killed off wolves that used to roam the U.S. Rocky Mountains from the Canadian border to Mexico.—
Clark Corbin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2025
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Alas, this bounty doesn’t extend to the standalone antivirus under discussion here.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
Verb
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This concentration was then used to ascertain the time-dependent effect of both cannabinoids.—
Paul McClure
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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Chemist Willard Libby developed this method — used to ascertain the age of organic materials — in the late 1940s at the University of Chicago.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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His pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut rates, dismissed by Chairman Jerome Powell, had at least one governor seeing action next month.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
21 June 2025
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Things to watch are already 9th in bullpen innings, middle to slightly bottom of the pack in K and BB rates.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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“Price.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/price. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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