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46 1.4
To check how much something costs
  • verb
  • /praɪs/
translation icon : tasar
  • For the budget report, she will price all the supplies we need for the project.
  • price goods
  • price services
  • price medicines

We just modify the black Schultz model slightly in order to price options on an index that has a dividend yield.

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Examples

  • That's why we price it a little higher than the rest.

  • Are you sure you priced this flour right?

  • How do you price your art?

  • I price everything as they bring it up to me; things are priced to move.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The entry level would be those that are priced below $500.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Last week I priced out minivans.

  • Our analysis strongly suggests that this particular contract was not fairly priced, according to the option valuation methodology.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Site evaluators and fact finders are urged to secure the most reasonably priced air ticket.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In addition, Atlantic Basin crudes are priced lower than Mideast crudes, though transportation costs to Asia are higher.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Manufactured by Boeckeler Instruments, VideoChalk is priced for educators and distributed exclusively by Boeckeler Direct (LLC).

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

to value
vsto price
107 3.0

To decide how much money something should cost

estimates cost only rather than overall worth or quality
to quote
vsto price
68 3.5

To give a price for goods or work before someone buys

finds or works out cost rather than formally telling it

Idioms

At a cost that is half the usual amount

If the cost is fair, someone will buy or accept it

Offer money for catching or killing a person

1 8.3

A question that shows something is not related to the topic

At a much lower price than usual

A sum of money offered to catch or kill a person wanted by the police

A very good deal that is worth more than its low price

8.5

Something not important to the current topic

Something that is not related to what people are talking about

Compounds

75 1.0

A small label on an item that shows how much it costs

63 3.0

A number that shows how much one share of a company costs when people buy or sell it

52 1.0

A cost lower than normal that makes something affordable

30 1.6

A low or fair amount of money to buy something

28 1.1

Available for half the usual price

A rise in the money you pay for things or services

21 2.5

The price people pay for something like shares or houses when it is bought and sold freely

20 3.4

The amount a seller wants for something that is for sale

19 3.0

A government limit on the highest price stores can charge for goods or services

price index
  • Specialized
15 3.2

A number that shows how prices of goods and services change over time

14 1.8

The amount a customer pays in a store that includes the store's extra charge

The amount of money you pay to buy something

price gouging
  • Specialized
10 6.6

Charging too much money for basic items when people have no other choice

Money you pay to enter a place or event

consumer price index
  • Specialized
8 3.9

An official measure of how prices people pay for goods and services change over time

7 2.5

The price a seller shows for a product before any discount

The price at which something is sold to buyers

price-fixing
  • Specialized
6 6.6

Competing sellers agree to keep prices at a set level to limit competition

closing price
  • Specialized
5 3.9

The price of a share at the end of a trading day

price level
  • Specialized
5 4.6

Average prices for goods and services in an economy over time

5 1.0

A list that shows the prices of goods or services

price support
  • Specialized
4 4.3

Government payments that keep the price people pay for a product like milk or wheat at a set minimum

4 3.2

Companies lower prices to compete and attract customers, often causing lower profits

An amount of money that is as low as possible

3 7.8

Money or goods the groom gives to the bride's family when they marry

3 1.4

A fall in the amount you pay for something

Making goods or services cheaper

spot price
  • Specialized
2 6.4

Current price of things like oil or gold for immediate delivery

Businesses try to get customers by lowering their prices

relative price
  • Specialized
2 5.4

How expensive one thing is compared with another, for example coffee and tea

1 6.3

A number that shows changes in prices companies that make things get when they sell to shops or other businesses

1 3.1

The highest amount ever paid for something

Money you must pay to enter a place or event

1 7.2

A number that shows how expensive a company's share is compared with its profit per share

bid price
  • Specialized
1 6.2

The amount a buyer is willing to pay for a stock or other investment

price floor
  • Specialized
1 5.1

An official minimum amount sellers can accept for a good or service

basic price
  • Specialized
1 3.2

The amount a seller charges before adding sales tax or VAT, including any government help the seller gets

cash price
  • Specialized
1 3.7

The money you pay to buy something and get it right away

The price a maker charges before adding shipping or extra fees

1 5.6

A lower price that someone offers to a friend or regular customer

Reducing the price of goods below the usual amount to attract customers

price freeze
  • Specialized
1 4.1

An action that keeps prices at their current level for a set time to stop big price rises

2.0

A lower price than normal

3.0

Sold at a lower price than usual

administered price
  • Specialized
6.4

A price set by a government or organization rather than by the market

nominal price
  • Specialized
6.1

A small stated price that does not show the item's real market value

A group of things that cost about the same amount of money

An official measure of how consumer prices change over time

offer price
  • Specialized
5.5

The price a seller asks for something like a share

The price a buyer says they will pay for something like a house

7.9

The lowest price a seller will accept at an auction

wholesale price index
  • Specialized
3.9

A number that shows how prices of goods sold in large amounts change over time

How Accurate

to calculate
210 2.8
to appraise
8 4.8
to price
46 1.4
to guess
1.0

Surface Forms

price infinitive
priced past
priced past participle
pricing present participle
prices third person singular

Etymology

Price comes from the Latin pretium meaning 'value', and to price can also mean to find out how much something is worth. So when you price items you check or work out their cost before you buy or sell them.