price
The cost required to gain possession of something.
Noun 3 meanings
The cost required to gain possession of something.
The cost of an action or deed.
“I paid a high price for my folly.”
Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
Verb 3 meanings
To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on.
To find out what something costs
“We priced a few laptops before deciding which one to buy.”
To ask the price of.
“to price eggs”
Etymology
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.
PRICE at a glance
PRICE has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + I 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #563 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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