price.
The cost required to gain possession of something.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
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.
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 pay the price of; to make reparation for.
To set a price on; to value; to prize.
To ask the price of.
to price eggs
Where this word comes from
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.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.