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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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Recent Examples of price
Noun
By all accounts, the move has been a success, but this still has not been enough to make a significant impact to the share price. Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024 Democrats say the tariffs are a tax that will be passed on to American consumers through higher prices on everyday goods. John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
Shares are priced between $0.01 and $0.99, reflecting the market's collective assessment of an event's likelihood. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 The lunch specials, including a dozen-course omakase, are reasonably priced. Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for price 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for price
Noun
  • The Import Price Index will highlight changes in the cost of goods imported into the U.S., while retail sales data will offer a look into consumer spending patterns, a key driver of economic growth.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
  • If a child’s family has financial constraints, Second Wind Fund covers the cost of 12 to 20 therapy sessions.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The biggest offseason expense will be quarterback Brock Purdy, who still has one year and $1.1 million left on his original rookie deal as the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • From routine costs — like co-pays at doctor's visits, therapy sessions and prescription medications — to unexpected medical bills, health care expenses weigh heavily on many people's budgets.
    Becca Stanek, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Of course, the reward also includes the somewhat manufactured prestige of hoisting the in-season tournament’s titular trophy, which Murray promoted in a commercial this summer alongside Anthony Davis, Steph Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton and Jrue Holiday.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Research has also shown that desirable low-stress rat environments retune their brains’ reward circuits, such as the nucleus accumbens.
    Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Especially prized were masters of medieval crafts, such as hand-hewing oak beams with axes for the cathedral’s roughly 300-foot-long roof.
    Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Lithium is prized as a metal used in refining other metals, but more recently for use in batteries.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • After deliberating Friday and Monday morning, the jury returned a verdict that included actual and exemplary damages, and attorney fees, Tuck said.
    Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • United is waiving change fees and fare differences for travelers scheduled to fly to or from San Francisco on Thursday, Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22 because of the storms.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Long After Dark, has also been reissued with a bounty of studio outtakes.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Peek at wineries’ bounties of barrels, stacked in neat, colossal configurations.
    Laura Manske, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • What experts say Trump is worth Analysts have spent years attempting to ascertain Trump’s precise net worth—and Trump hasn’t helped, by refusing to publish his tax returns over the years.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Then, Hera will arrive in orbit around the Didymos system in October 2026, spending six weeks observing both asteroids to ascertain more details about their shapes, masses, and thermal and dynamic flybys while identifying points of interest for future, closer flights.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • WalletHub compared proprietary user data from Q2 2024 with data from Q3 2024 to see the states where auto loan interest rates increased the most and the least.
    Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Today, below market rate housing programs offer permanent housing to low-income households at the organization’s Cupertino location, while the onsite food market and Park-It Market mobile food pantry provide food to WVCS clients.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024

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