price
Meanings
Plural: prices
Noun
- the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
- "he puts a high price on his services"
- the amount of money needed to purchase something
- "the price of gasoline"
- value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
- "the price of success is hard work"
- "what price glory?"
- the high value or worth of something
- "her price is far above rubies"
- a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal
- "the cattle thief has a price on his head"
- cost of bribing someone
- "they say that every politician has a price"
- United States operatic soprano (born 1927)
- The cost required to gain possession of something.
- The cost of an action or deed.
- Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
Verb
- determine the price of
- "The grocer priced his wares high"
- ascertain or learn the price of
- "Have you priced personal computers lately?"
- To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on.
- To pay the price of; to make reparation for.
- To set a price on; to value; to prize.
- To ask the price of.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English price (“price, prize, value, excellence”), borrowed from Old French pris, preis, from Latin pretium (“worth, price, money spent, wages, reward”); compare praise, precious, appraise, appreciate, depreciate, etc.
Scrabble Score: 9
price is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordprice is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
price is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
price is a valid Words With Friends word