price

Noun

1. The cost required to gain possession of something.
2. The cost of an action or deed.
3. Value; estimation; excellence; worth.

Verb

1. (transitive) To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To pay the price of; to make reparation for.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To set a price on; to value; to prize.
4. (colloquial, dated, transitive) To ask the price of.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹaɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: price

In summary

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.

Synonyms

cost

value

worth

charge

expense

rate

payment

💸

fee

reward

quotation

appraise

wages

fare

honour

terms

evaluate

prize

tariff

figure

merit

bill

fine

first price

pay

💸

appreciate

money

💸

measure

expenditure

current value

toll

assess

wage

monetary value

quote

last price

quality

remuneration

damage

honorarium

honor

fix a price

guerdon

grade

grace

forfeit

credit

payback

outguess

consideration

benefit

Translations

prix

precio

Preis

prezzo

preço

prijs

cena

τιμή

costo

preu

custo

coût

fiyat

valeur

pretium

Sentences

This was a record price for a Kooning piece sold at auction .