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as in expense
the loss or penalty involved in achieving a goal I finished the project, but the price was losing a night's sleep

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as in reward
something offered or given in return for a service performed there was a price on the criminal's head

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verb

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Recent Examples of price
Noun
Including fuel and food prices, the PCE rose 2.5% on an annual basis, matching the prior month's increase. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025 The company’s share price increased about 1 percent in early trading. Eli Tan, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
As is often the case at Budapest hotels, rooms are priced in euros. Evan Rail, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Then add pops of color with these pretty pillows that are 25% off and priced from only $11. Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for price
Recent Examples of Synonyms for price
Noun
  • The scale and timing of price increases will likely vary depending on whether a model or its parts originates in the U.S., as well as a manufacturer’s assessment of its customers’ capacity to absorb higher costs, some experts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • On far too many occasions, Watson chose deceit over candor, grasping for the illusion of business success and personal acclaim at any cost.
    Peter White, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trillion-dollar deficits are no longer shocking, and interest expense alone is hovering around record levels.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Those expenses included costs related to study abroad programs, postgraduate scholarships, vocational school scholarships, technology fees and other costs that are connected to education.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For Visa, Skylight Media developed a virtual farmers market where players earned coins through mini-games, learning to spend or save based on reward tiers.
    Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • This ensures that companies aren’t just saving money but also maximizing the impact of their rewards programs.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Caution was hardly surprising: the organization relies on cooperation from member states and prizes solidarity in a crisis.
    Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
  • But the mosaic once celebrated in this country is rapidly being replaced by a return to the melting pot, a homogenous stew where assimilation and conformity are not only prized, but mandated.
    Patricia Lopez, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The fee is $13 for residents, $26 for non-residents.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
  • All homes in this community include exterior maintenance in the HOA fee for a hassle-free living experience.
    Shea Homes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The tariffs will yield a bounty of at least $100 billion in revenue to the U.S. Treasury, which will be paid not by domestic consumers but foreign producers.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The birds inadvertently continue the spread cycle by taking advantage of the berry bounty.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • To ascertain the current status of the work, ProPublica hired a reporter to visit the air base on Friday.
    Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The titular attorney's secret plan was to infiltrate the firm to ascertain which of Jacobson Moore's top lawyers intentionally hid evidence in a big pharma case that could have ended the opioid crisis.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • According to Fitch Ratings, private credit default rates rose to 5.7 percent for the 12 months period ending in February, compared to 5.0 percent in January.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • An annual subscription saves you 15 percent off the monthly rate.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025

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