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price
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- pronunciation:
- praIs
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the sum of money needed to buy an item or service.
The price of that shirt is too high.
- synonyms:
- charge, cost, fee, rate
- similar words:
- bill, expenditure, expense, fare, payment, quotation, sum, tab, value
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| definition 2: |
the cost of a particular result or gain.
The price of victory was many lives lost.- synonyms:
- cost
- similar words:
- consequence, loss, punishment, sacrifice, toll
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| related words: |
admission, figure, toll, worth |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
prices, pricing, priced |
| definition 1: |
to mark with a price.
The store clerk priced the goods with stickers.- similar words:
- label, mark, tag
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| definition 2: |
to set a price for.
We thought the dealer had priced the car too high.- synonyms:
- appraise
- similar words:
- assess, cost, evaluate, value
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| definition 3: |
to find out the price of.
Michele priced the books before buying them.- synonyms:
- appraise, evaluate, value
- similar words:
- assess, estimate, judge, rate
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| related words: |
appraise, charge |
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| derivations: |
priceable (adj.), pricer (n.) |
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