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Meaning of 'price'
Meaning of 'price' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Price 
[ n. & v.]
- The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued,
or the value which a seller sets on his goods in market; that for which
something is bought or sold, or offered for sale; equivalent in money
or other means of exchange; current value or rate paid or demanded in
market or in barter; cost. [ n. & v.]- Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
- Reward; recompense; as, the price of industry.
2. Price [ v. t.]
- To pay the price of. [ v. t.]- To set a price on; to value. See Prize.
- To ask the price of; as, to price eggs.
Meaning of 'price' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. price [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the high value or worth of something
- the high value or worth of something
Example in sentence:
- her price is far above rubies
Meaning (2):
- a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal
- a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal
Example in sentence:
- the cattle thief has a price on his head
Meaning (3):
- value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
- value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
Example in sentence:
- the cost in human life was enormous;
- the price of success is hard work;
- what price glory?
Meaning (4):
- the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
- the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
Example in sentence:
- he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection;
- he puts a high price on his services;
- the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver
Meaning (5):
- the amount of money needed to purchase something
- the amount of money needed to purchase something
Example in sentence:
- he got his new car on excellent terms;
- how much is the damage?;
- the price of gasoline
Meaning (6):
- cost of bribing someone
- cost of bribing someone
Example in sentence:
- they say that every politician has a price
2. price [ v]
[ v]Meaning (7):
- ascertain or learn the price of
- ascertain or learn the price of
Example in sentence:
- Have you priced personal computers lately?
Meaning (8):
- determine the price of
- determine the price of
Example in sentence:
- The grocer priced his wares high
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