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price^¹

/ˈpɹaɪ̯s/ US, UK
/ˈpɹɐɪ̯s/
/ˈpɹɜɪ̯s/
/ˈpɹʌɪ̯s/
/ˈpɹəɪ̯s/
/ˈpɹɑ̟ɪ̯s/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈpɹɒ̈ɪ̯s/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈpɹaːs/
/ˈpɹɛɪs/ Northumbria

Rhymes with -aɪs

Where it 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.

noun prices · prize

The cost required to gain possession of something. We can afford no more at such a price.
The cost of an action or deed. I paid a high price for my folly.
Value; estimation; excellence; worth. Her price is far above rubies.

verb prices · pricing · priced · prize

transitive To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on.
transitive To find out what something costs We priced a few laptops before deciding which one to buy.
obsolete, transitive To pay the price of; to make reparation for. Thou damned wight, / The author of this fact, we here behold, / What iustice can but iudge against thee right, / With thine owne bloud to price his bloud, here shed in sight.
obsolete, transitive To set a price on; to value; to prize.
colloquial, dated, transitive To ask the price of. to price eggs

Price^²

/pɹaɪs/ US

proper noun Prices

countable, uncountable A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from ap Rhys.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
countable, uncountable A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Rusk County, Texas.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Carbon County, Utah.
countable, uncountable A river in Utah, United States.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
countable, uncountable A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Garfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin.
countable, uncountable A village municipality in La Mitis regional county municipality, Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada.
countable, uncountable A town in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Price County.Price County

PRICE^³

noun

abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of protect, rest, ice, compression, and elevation (“a common treatment method for sprained joints”).protect Even though PRICE can help you get on the road to recovery, it only represents the first step.

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