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Price has 13 different meanings across 4 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun · Phrase

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

"he puts a high price on his services"

"he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection"

2

the amount of money needed to purchase something

"the price of gasoline"

"he got his new car on excellent terms"

"how much is the damage?"

3

value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

"the cost in human life was enormous"

"the price of success is hard work"

"what price glory?"

4

the high value or worth of something

"her price is far above rubies"

5

a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal

"the cattle thief has a price on his head"

6

cost of bribing someone

"they say that every politician has a price"

7

United States operatic soprano (born 1927)

8

The cost required to gain possession of something.

In plain English: Price is the specific amount of money you have to pay to buy something.

"The price of gas has gone up again this week."

Usage: Use "price" to refer to the specific amount of money demanded in exchange for a good or service. Do not use it for the general concept of value or worth, which is better expressed as "cost" or "value."

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?"

3

To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on.

In plain English: To price something means to find out how much money it costs.

"The company decided to price their new software at a lower rate to attract more customers."

Usage: Use "price" as a verb when you are setting or determining the specific cost of an item for sale, such as when a merchant tags goods with their selling amount. Do not use it to mean charging someone for a service or fixing a fee, which requires using "charge" instead.

Proper Noun
1

A Welsh patronymic surname, from Welsh, anglicized from ap Rhys.

Phrase
1

Initialism of protect, rest, ice, compression, and elevation: a common treatment method for sprained joints.

"The doctor told me to follow PRICE protocol after I twisted my ankle playing soccer."

Example Sentences
"The price of gas has gone up again this week." noun
"The company decided to price their new software at a lower rate to attract more customers." verb
"They will price the new car before it goes on sale next month." verb
"The store priced every item in the window with bright red tags." verb
"We decided to price our handmade jewelry competitively for local customers." verb
See Also
cost tag amount value money sale item how
Related Terms
cost tag amount value money sale item how number much paid monetary how much item cost dollar tags priceless on tag store selling
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
value cost worth reward determine ascertain
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
average cost marginal cost expensiveness assessment inexpensiveness asking price bid price closing price factory price highway robbery purchase price spot price support level valuation death toll mark up rig overprice underquote

Origin

The word "price" comes from the Latin pretium, which originally meant worth or value. It traveled into English through Old French and Middle English, where it also carried the related meanings of prize and excellence.

Rhyming Words
ice pice sice vice hice mice lice fice rice nice tice bice dice deice juice twice frice spice brice amice
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