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/praɪs/
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noun[C]
The amount of money that must be paid to buy something.
Pronunciation
Etymology
Middle English pris, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium meaning “value, worth, price.”
Examples
The price of bread has gone up again.
House prices have risen sharply this year.
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noun[C]
Something unpleasant or valuable that must be given, lost, or suffered in order to obtain something else.
Pronunciation
Etymology
Middle English pris, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium meaning “value, worth, price.”
Examples
The price of success was years of hard work.
Freedom came at a terrible price.
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noun[C]
The odds offered in betting, or the quoted value of a financial item in a market.
Pronunciation
Etymology
Middle English pris, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium meaning “value, worth, price.”
Examples
The horse started at a price of 10 to 1.
The share price fell after the announcement.
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verb[T]
To set, state, or find out the amount of money that something costs.
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the noun price, ultimately from Old French pris and Latin pretium meaning “value, worth, price.”
Examples
They priced the tickets at twenty dollars.
We need to price the new product carefully.
I priced several laptops before buying one.
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