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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRICE, n. [L. pretium. See Praise.]
1. The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued, or the value which a seller sets on his goods in market. A man often sets a price on goods which he cannot obtain, and often takes less than the price set.
2. The sum or equivalent given for an article sold; as the price paid for a house, an ox or a watch.
3. The current value or rate paid for any species of goods; as the market price of wheat.
4. Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. Proverbs 31.
5. Reward; recompense.
That vice may merit; 'tis the price of toil;
The knave deserves it when he tills the soil.
The price of redemption, is the atonement of Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 6.
A price in the hands of a fool, the valuable offers of salvation, which he neglects. Proverbs 17.
PRICE, v.t. To pay for. [Not in use.]
1. To set a price on. [See Prize.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" [syn: monetary value, price, cost]
2: the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" [syn: price, terms, damage]
3: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" [syn: price, cost, toll]
4: the high value or worth of something; "her price is far above rubies"
5: a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal; "the cattle thief has a price on his head"
6: cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price"
7: United States operatic soprano (born 1927) [syn: Price, Leontyne Price, Mary Leontyne Price] v
1: determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high"
2: ascertain or learn the price of; "Have you priced personal computers lately?"

Merriam Webster's

biographical name (Mary) Leontyne 1927- American soprano

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English pris, from Anglo-French, from Latin pretium price, money; probably akin to Sanskrit prati- against, in return — more at pros- Date: 13th century 1. archaic value, worth 2. a. the quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another b. the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing 3. the terms for the sake of which something is done or undertaken: as a. an amount sufficient to bribe one <believed every man had his price> b. a reward for the apprehension or death of a person <an outlaw with a price on his head> 4. the cost at which something is obtained <the price of freedom is restraint — J. Irwin Miller> II. transitive verb (priced; pricing) Date: 15th century 1. to set a price on 2. to find out the price of 3. to drive by raising prices excessively <priced themselves out of the market> • pricer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a the amount of money or goods for which a thing is bought or sold. b value or worth (a pearl of great price; beyond price). 2 what is or must be given, done, sacrificed, etc., to obtain or achieve something. 3 the odds in betting (starting price). --v.tr. 1 fix or find the price of (a thing for sale). 2 estimate the value of. Phrases and idioms: above (or beyond or without) price so valuable that no price can be stated. at any price no matter what the cost, sacrifice, etc. (peace at any price). at a price at a high cost. price-fixing the maintaining of prices at a certain level by agreement between competing sellers. price-list a list of current prices of items on sale. price on a person's head a reward for a person's capture or death. price oneself out of the market lose to one's competitors by charging more than customers are willing to pay. price-ring a group of traders acting illegally to control certain prices. price tag 1 the label on an item showing its price. 2 the cost of an enterprise or undertaking. price war fierce competition among traders cutting prices. set a price on declare the price of. what price ...? (often foll. by verbal noun) colloq. 1 what is the chance of ...? (what price your finishing the course?). 2 iron. the expected or much boasted ... proves disappointing (what price your friendship now?). Derivatives: priced adj. (also in comb.). pricer n. Etymology: (n.) ME f. OF pris f. L pretium: (v.) var. of prise = PRIZE(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Price Price, n. [OE. pris, OF. pris, F. prix, L. pretium; cf. Gr. ? I sell ? to buy, Skr. pa? to buy, OI. renim I sell. Cf. Appreciate, Depreciate, Interpret, Praise, n. & v., Precious, Prize.] 1. The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued, or the value which a seller sets on his goods in market; that for which something is bought or sold, or offered for sale; equivalent in money or other means of exchange; current value or rate paid or demanded in market or in barter; cost. ``Buy wine and milk without money and without price.'' --Isa. lv. 1. We can afford no more at such a price. --Shak. 2. Value; estimation; excellence; worth. Her price is far above rubies. --Prov. xxxi. 10. New treasures still, of countless price. --Keble. 3. Reward; recompense; as, the price of industry. 'T is the price of toil, The knave deserves it when he tills the soil. --Pope. Price current, or Price list, a statement or list of the prevailing prices of merchandise, stocks, specie, bills of exchange, etc., published statedly or occasionally.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Price Price, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Priced; p. pr. & vb. n. Pricing.] 1. To pay the price of. [Obs.] With thine own blood to price his blood. --Spenser. 2. To set a price on; to value. See Prize. 3. To ask the price of; as, to price eggs. [Colloq.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(prices, pricing, priced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it. ...a sharp increase in the price of petrol... They expected house prices to rise... Computers haven't come down in price. N-COUNT: usu with supp, also in N 2. The price that you pay for something that you want is an unpleasant thing that you have to do or suffer in order to get it. Slovenia will have to pay a high price for independence... = penalty N-SING: usu N for n/-ing 3. If something is priced at a particular amount, the price is set at that amount. The shares are expected to be priced at about 330p... Digital priced the new line at less than half the cost of comparable mainframes... There is a very reasonably priced menu. VERB: be V-ed at n, V n at n, V-ed • pricing It's hard to maintain competitive pricing. 4. see also retail price index, selling price 5. If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result. If they wanted a deal at any price, they would have to face the consequences... PHRASE: PHR after v 6. If you can buy something that you want at a price, it is for sale, but it is extremely expensive. Most goods are available, but at a price. PHRASE: PHR with cl 7. If you get something that you want at a price, you get it but something unpleasant happens as a result. Fame comes at a price... PHRASE: usu PHR after v 8. to price yourself out of the market: see market

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pris: Represents various words in the Old Testament; time, is the usual Greek word for "price" in the New Testament. "Of great price" is polutimos, in Mt 13:46, and poluteles, in 1Pe 3:4. The verb occurs in Zec 11:13 the King James Version and the English Revised Version as "prised." The spelling "prized" in the American Standard Revised Version and some editions of the King James Version is due to a confusion with "prize." For "price of a dog" (De 23:18 the King James Version) see DOG.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Value (in money), cost. 2. Estimation, worth, value, excellence. 3. Recompense, reward, compensation.

Moby Thesaurus

amends, amount, appraisal, appraise, asking price, assay, assess, atonement, bank rate, bearish prices, bid price, blood money, bonus, book value, bounty, bullish prices, call price, charge, closing price, compensation, compensatory interest, compound interest, consequence, consideration, cost, cost out, damages, dearness, decline, discount rate, equivalent odds, evaluate, evaluation, even break, even chance, exorbitant interest, expenditure, expense, extraordinary worth, face value, fair-trade, fee, figure, fixed price, flash price, flurry, flutter, good chance, great price, great value, gross interest, guerdon, high, honorarium, hundred-to-one shot, indemnification, indemnity, interest, interest rate, invaluableness, issue par, issue price, long odds, long shot, low, lucrative interest, market price, market value, meed, mortgage points, net interest, no chance, nominal value, odds, offering price, opening price, outlay, par, par value, parity, payment, penal interest, penal retribution, penalization, penalty, penance, preciousness, premium, price of money, price tag, priceless, pricelessness, prize, punishment, put price, quittance, quotation, quote a price, quoted price, rally, rate, rate of interest, recompense, redress, remuneration, reparation, requital, requitement, restitution, retribution, return, reward, sacrifice, salvage, satisfaction, settling price, short odds, simple interest, small chance, smart money, solatium, square odds, stated value, swings, tab, tariff, toll, usury, valorize, valuableness, valuate, valuation, value, wergild, worth