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price
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- pronunciation:
- praIs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- price oneself out of the market
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the sum of money or other goods required in exchange for an item or service; cost.
- synonyms:
- charge, cost, fee, rate
- similar words:
- asking price, assessment, bill, carriage, expenditure, expense, fare, market value, outlay, payment, quotation, sum, tab, value
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| definition 2: |
the sacrifice accompanying a particular gain or result.
The price for his success was a broken marriage.- synonyms:
- cost, expense, penalty
- similar words:
- consequence, forfeiture, loss, punishment, sacrifice, toll
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| definition 3: |
a sum of money or other reward for which a person will sacrifice his or her principles.
What is your price?- similar words:
- blood money, cost, limit
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| related words: |
admission, figure, toll, worth |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
prices, pricing, priced |
| definition 1: |
to mark with a price.
- similar words:
- label, mark, tag
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| definition 2: |
to establish a price for.
The merchant priced the goods high.- synonyms:
- appraise, rate
- similar words:
- assess, cost, evaluate, value
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| definition 3: |
to estimate or determine the price of.
We priced the textbooks before buying them.- synonyms:
- appraise, evaluate, value
- similar words:
- assay, assess, estimate, judge, rate
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| related words: |
appraise, charge, quote |
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| phrase: |
price oneself out of the market |
| derivations: |
priceable (adj.), pricer (n.) |
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