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price

/ˈpɹaɪ̯s/noun, verb1 syllable

Price means: United States operatic soprano (born 1927).

Synonyms for price7

noun, as in United States operatic soprano (born 1927)

Leontyne Price, Mary Leontyne Price

noun, as in the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

monetary value, cost

noun, as in the amount of money needed to purchase something

noun, as in value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

What does price mean?9

noun

1

United States operatic soprano (born 1927)

2

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)“the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver”

3

the amount of money needed to purchase something“the price of gasoline”

4

value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something“the cost in human life was enormous”

5

the high value or worth of something“her price is far above rubies”

6

a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal“the cattle thief has a price on his head”

7

cost of bribing someone“they say that every politician has a price”

verb

1

determine the price of“The grocer priced his wares high”

2

ascertain or learn the price of“Have you priced personal computers lately?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with price?18

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Price in a sentence

  • Compared with the level of a year ago, the price is sharply lower.unknown
  • I want to rent a car, please show me a price list.unknown
  • The price was only three thousand yen, or about thirty dollars.CM
  • Thus money in circulation drops, and price escalation quietens down.fcbond
  • Nowadays, people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.darinmex
  • It's an attractive price, for this sort of device.blay_paul
  • All that you said in the mail is correct, except the price.Nevado
  • As expected, the price of imported goods rose.Source_VOA

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of price

as a noun

plural
prices

as a verb

past tense
priced
present participle
pricing
third-person singular
prices
past participle
priced