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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
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
  • 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
  • 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
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
  • Business generally prizes stability and predictability among its employees.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Boone and Roan’s entries are also the sort of pop confessionals that voters prize here, and both have a bit of that retro sound that the Academy rewards.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Banks make money on every transaction and the card brands set non-negotiable fees that merchants must pay to the banks.
    Dustin Eide, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Carbon at the Border American Apparel and Footwear Association senior director of sustainability Chelsea Murtha said the trade group is keeping its eye on the prospect of a carbon border adjustment mechanism — a fee tacked onto imports from other countries that accounts for their carbon impact.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 5 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
  • The full extent of the damage is still being ascertained, but EF3-level damage (136-165 mph winds) was found in Harrah in central Oklahoma, and EF1-level damage (86-110 mph winds) was found in Newcastle, according to the National Weather Service field office in Norman.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Most crucial to the arbitrators is ascertaining the parties’ intentions regarding their contract.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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

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