1
a
: the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing
b
: the quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another
2
: the cost at which something is obtained
… the price of freedom is restraint …—
J. Irwin Miller
J. Irwin Miller3
: the terms for the sake of which something is done or undertaken: such as
a
: an amount sufficient to bribe one
believed every man had his price
b
: a reward for the apprehension or death of a person
an outlaw with a price on his head
priced; pricing
1
: to set a price on
2
: to find out the price of
3
: to drive by raising prices excessively
priced themselves out of the market
pricer
noun
Examples of price in a Sentence
Noun
You paid a high price for the car.
We bought the house at a good price.
The price of milk rose.
What is the difference in price between the two cars?
I know he said he wouldn't do it, but I think it's just a matter of finding his price.
Verb
They priced the house too high.
Workers quickly priced the new merchandise.
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Among the other data points due this week is April’s core personal consumption expenditures price on Friday.
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Noun
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
Among the other data points due this week is April’s core personal consumption expenditures price on Friday.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 May 2025
Verb
The playful and accessibly priced label has chosen New York City and Philadelphia for its first U.S. brick and mortar locations—on Bleecker Street and the King of Prussia Mall respectively.
—Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
It’s priced at nearly $1,000 for each daily pill, though that capsule costs just 25 cents to make.
—Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
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“Price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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price
1 of 2 noun1
: the quantity of one thing and especially money that is exchanged or demanded in exchange for another
2
: reward entry 2 sense 1
a price on an outlaw's head
3
: the cost at which something is gotten or done
victory at any price
price
2 of 2 verb
priced; pricing
1
: to set a price on
2
: to ask the price of
pricer
noun
Etymology
Noun
Middle English pris "prize, price," from early French pris (same meaning), from Latin pretium "price, money" — related to appreciate, praise, precious, prize entry 1
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