price
/ˈpɹaɪ̯s/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.23 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The cost required to gain possession of something.
noun
Example Sentences
- "We can afford no more at such a price."
- "My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price."
- "I paid a high price for my folly."
- "It is difficult otherwise to explain the contradictions of [Chamberlain’s] policy, his failure to grasp any of the courses that were open to him. Like the mass of the people, he did not want to pay the price either of peace or of war."
- "Her price is far above rubies."
- "new treasures still, of countless price"
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹaɪ̯s/
- British English: /ˈpɹaɪ̯s/