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

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verb

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Recent Examples of price
Noun
Analysts estimate that 1,000 containers arrive illegally in Indonesia each year, packed with surplus Chinese goods priced so low that local manufacturing becomes unviable. Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025 Compared to fiber providers like AT&T and Frontier, WOW! has competitively priced internet deals and offers similar speeds. Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Verb
For a while, companies might try to hold down their prices. Steve Inskeep, NPR, 14 July 2025 Those new levies rekindled tensions with two of the largest U.S. trade partners and threatened to raise consumer prices. Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for price
Recent Examples of Synonyms for price
Noun
  • Direct costs are the immediate costs of a specific piece of research; indirect costs are those that cannot be directly connected to a particular project but which are necessary for research.
    Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • As of Monday, July 14, the cost of gas is down by 14 cents a gallon in the state, including South Florida.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Crunching some numbers, that’s a seventh of the total $175 billion cost the White House administration has billed for the project — whose overall expense and viability lawmakers and analysts have repeatedly questioned — in a short stretch.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 4 July 2025
  • In addition to the tax cuts, businesses (employers) will be permitted to continue writing off equipment costs and expenses in the first year of purchase.
    Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Residents who identify the individual and testify in court will receive a $1,000 reward.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
  • In addition to the reward of saving the life of another animal, feline and canine blood donors receive a free checkup before every donation and free annual bloodwork.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • The accommodations are homey and simple, but its location along the fjord is prized.
    Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
  • Instead, versatility is prized — De Ketelaere can play across the front line, or as one of the two No 8s.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Archway provides a no-obligation offer within 24 hours, can pay cash and close within three days or on a future date of the seller’s choice, and there are no fees or commissions to pay.
    Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
  • Because of the highest gas taxes in America, plus environmental mandates, Cap-and-Trade fees, and a special fuel blend requirement that makes refining more expensive.
    Melissa Melendez, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • This type of fertilizer provides nutrients that encourage plants to focus their growth on their flowers and fruits rather than their foliage, encouraging a greater bounty by the end of the season.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025
  • The solo developer probably cannot command such a bounty of resources.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Once the scooter submerges and goes out of GPS range, the system continues to ascertain its location based on factors such as its speed and orientation.
    Ben Coxworth July 10, New Atlas, 10 July 2025
  • The exact number of affected survivors is difficult to ascertain.
    Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Trump revealed the new rates in letters to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Truth Social over the weekend.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 14 July 2025
  • According to Statista, the remote worker rate jumped from 13% in 2020 to 27% just two years later.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025

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