price

Meanings

Noun

• The cost required to gain possession of something.
• The cost of an action or deed.
• Value; estimation; excellence; worth.

Verb

• To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on.
• To pay the price of; to make reparation for.
• To set a price on; to value; to prize.
• To ask the price of.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• cover price
• list price
• pool price
• purchase price
• reserve price
• selling price
• shadow price
• spot price
• starting price
• strike price
• upset price

Origin

• 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.