price tag

noun

1
: a tag on merchandise showing the price at which it is offered for sale
2
: price, cost

Examples of price tag in a Sentence

The price tag is missing so I don't know how much this sweater costs. a weeklong cruise on the luxury liner sounded great, but the price tag was enough to make me choke
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An exact price tag for the U.S. government to cover those drugs has not been determined. Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024 Although the exact costs of a special election have yet to be determined, conservative estimates suggest the price tag could be at least a couple of million dollars. Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 If its cumulative viewership caps out at, say, two-thirds of WandaVision’s — but does so at half or one-third the price tag — Disney will consider that a win. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 Harris is recently touting coverage for home health care with a price tag of $40 billion per year. Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for price tag 

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of price tag was in 1880

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“Price tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20tag. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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