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Prices has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

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Noun
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plural of price

"The prices at the new grocery store are much lower than they were last month."

In plain English: Prices are the amounts of money you have to pay to buy something.

"The prices at the grocery store have gone up again this month."

Usage: Use "prices" to refer to the specific monetary amounts charged for various goods or services at different times or places. It functions only as a plural noun and should not be confused with the singular concept of cost or value.

Verb
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Third-person singular simple present indicative form of price

"The store prices every new item before they are put on display for sale."

"The new tax laws will prices up everything in the store."

Usage: The verb prices means to determine or list the cost of something. Use it when describing an action where someone sets a specific monetary value for goods or services.

Proper Noun
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plural of Price

"The prices at the new grocery store are significantly lower than what we pay at our usual shop."

Example Sentences
"The prices at the grocery store have gone up again this month." noun
"The new tax laws will prices up everything in the store." verb
"Prices are rising faster than wages in many cities today." verb
"The government prices essential goods to make them affordable for low-income families." verb
"We must price our services correctly to attract more customers to the store." verb
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Origin

Prices derives from Old French preis, which comes from Latin pretium meaning "value" or "wage." The term originally referred to the worth of something rather than just its monetary cost.

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