Thesaurus results for PRICES

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noun

plural of price

as in costs

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 expenses

the loss or penalty involved in achieving a goal I finished the project, but the price was losing a night's sleep

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as in rewards

something offered or given in return for a service performed there was a price on the criminal's head

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prices

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verb

present tense third-person singular of price

as in prizes

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Recent Examples of prices

Noun

Last month, Vance hurled himself into an obscure debate over burrito prices to make a gratuitous swipe at a conservative Washington Post columnist’s weight. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026 Expedia has found that prices this fall in its top 10 US destinations, including New York, Miami and New Orleans, are higher than this summer, with lodging costs up an average of 20% and flight prices 2% higher. — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 The lack of water has ravaged grasslands and left ranchers unable to grow enough hay, forcing them to buy feed for their cows at high prices. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Yet the real story now is refining constraints that are keeping fuel prices high. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026 The tax revolt was a successful attempt by a small group of ideologues to capitalize on people’s justifiable anger at the cost-of-living crisis that followed the war in Vietnam, along with California’s runaway home prices. — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026 The White House has said Friday's executive orders are intended to support American ranchers, increase competition in meat processing, improve market access for domestic producers and help lower food prices for consumers. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 Travel in ‘good times and bad’ Groupon’s mystery package isn’t the only value-centric travel product receiving attention as prices rise. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 Score exclusive Labor Day sales while prices are as little as $6 this weekend. — Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

For example, if a company prices its IPO at $50 per share, eligible investors who receive allocations may buy at that price. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 12 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prices

Noun

Governments need to treat volatility as a risk alongside currency fluctuations, interest rates, and credit costs.

— Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
All across Arkansas, workers in health care, logistics, manufacturing, and education are organizing to confront rising living costs and demand fair compensation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of costs

Noun

Washington has recently toyed with price controls on credit cards through interest-rate caps and restrictions on late fees, as if credit can be made cheaper by government order.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Foreign currency account with preferential exchange rates and no conversion fees.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of fees

Noun

In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Players will accept bounties, earn perks, and unlock various characters like Atsu, Oyuki, and Nagato, each with unique weapons.

— Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounties

Verb

Of course, our bodies are all different, and this determines how quickly—or slowly—our hair grows.

— Carly Cardellino Vaccaro, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026
If the Interior Department determines the animals have met recovery goals, the administration will also work with states to encourage them to remove state-level protections and revise standards governing lethal wolf removal.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of determines

Noun

That becomes increasingly important as production rates climb.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Statewide data show that students experiencing homelessness have among the highest rates of chronic absenteeism at about 35%, far above the state figure of 19%.

— Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026