as in prices
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
a weeklong cruise on the luxury liner sounded great, but the price tag was enough to make me choke
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Recent Examples of price tags
All of those options have big price tags, and some could be out of reach for a small utility with only 4,500 customers.
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Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Not the kind of thrift store that’s actually thrifty, but the kind of thrift store that doesn’t have any price tags because the people who can afford to shop there don’t need to bother themselves with price tags.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
With price tags swinging between 250 euros for blouses to roughly 3,000 euros for gowns, Amen collections are available at 80 doors globally, with the biggest part of the distribution network concentrated in Italy.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Per-acre price tags rose from $2,519 in 2022 to $3,534 this year, according to the survey published in April by North Dakota State University Extensionf Service.
—April Baumgarten, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Bankrate's survey respondents were less worried about tariffs causing a rise in Christmas gift price tags.
—Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
But while price tags climb and well-off consumers shell out, auto loan delinquency rates among people with low credit ratings are sitting near all-time highs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Will Nathan Broadhead, Callum Doyle and Ben Sheaf justify those big money price tags?
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
For a long time, luxury in this space meant exclusivity through rare bottles, high price tags, old age statements, and gatekeeping that kept certain people and stories out.
—Hali Bey Ramdene, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Not the kind of thrift store that’s actually thrifty, but the kind of thrift store that doesn’t have any price tags because the people who can afford to shop there don’t need to bother themselves with price tags.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
With price tags swinging between 250 euros for blouses to roughly 3,000 euros for gowns, Amen collections are available at 80 doors globally, with the biggest part of the distribution network concentrated in Italy.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Per-acre price tags rose from $2,519 in 2022 to $3,534 this year, according to the survey published in April by North Dakota State University Extensionf Service.
—April Baumgarten, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Bankrate's survey respondents were less worried about tariffs causing a rise in Christmas gift price tags.
—Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
But while price tags climb and well-off consumers shell out, auto loan delinquency rates among people with low credit ratings are sitting near all-time highs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Will Nathan Broadhead, Callum Doyle and Ben Sheaf justify those big money price tags?
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
For a long time, luxury in this space meant exclusivity through rare bottles, high price tags, old age statements, and gatekeeping that kept certain people and stories out.
—Hali Bey Ramdene, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for price tags
Noun
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Booming home prices spiked property-tax revenue too, and Levine Cava secured two tax rate cuts before winning reelection in 2024.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The company prides itself on its low prices, reliability, convenience, and superior customer service, according to its website.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Many young consumers, already juggling high costs for food, rent, and education, and crushed by an unsympathetic labor market, are entering adulthood with the self-care budget of a socialite twice their age.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Water Utilities has to study demographics and costs once the first two questions are answered.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The fees in question at Monday’s meeting are for a design review application, an environmental consultant, and the city attorney’s work on development agreements, among other things.—
JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the service commitments, the complaint accuses HMM of conditioning access to space on the payment of peak season surcharges (PSS) and other extra-contractual fees—despite contract language that expressly barred such add-ons unless mutually agreed.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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