price
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8.2
- noun
- /praɪs/
- Archaic
:
recompensa
- There is not a man there without a price on his head.
And the people that had the price on his head to be, they wanted him in that circle and they thought I'd tell him what I knew.
- And the people that had the price on his head to be, they wanted him in that circle and they thought I'd tell him what I knew.
Examples
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His name was advertised; there was a price on his head.
Fiction book (1994) -
And now you're back with a considerable price on your head.
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Rollo's got a price on his head and is running for his life.
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There'll be a higher price on your head than any pirate before you!
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A man with a price on his head shouldn't ride the subway.
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He knows he's got a price on his head.
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He ended up on their top-ten most-wanted list with a price on his head.
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Many criminals have a price on their heads, making it dangerous for them to show their faces in public.
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The bounty hunter is known for capturing fugitives who have a price on their heads.
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After the robbery, the police announced that there was a price on the head of the main suspect.
Synonyms
147
5.5
A payment given for doing something such as catching a criminal
1
7.6
Money offered to people who give information to catch a killer
1
7.7
A sum of money offered to catch or kill a person wanted by the police
Idioms
1
7.7
A sum of money offered to catch or kill a person wanted by the police
- Informal
Something that is not related to what people are talking about
Compounds
63
3.0
A number that shows how much one share of a company costs when people buy or sell it
21
2.5
The price people pay for something like shares or houses when it is bought and sold freely
19
3.0
A government limit on the highest price stores can charge for goods or services
- Specialized
15
3.2
A number that shows how prices of goods and services change over time
- Specialized
10
6.6
Charging too much money for basic items when people have no other choice
- Specialized
8
3.9
An official measure of how prices people pay for goods and services change over time
- Specialized
6
6.6
Competing sellers agree to keep prices at a set level to limit competition
- 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
- Specialized
2
5.4
How expensive one thing is compared with another, for example coffee and tea
- Formal
1
6.3
A number that shows changes in prices companies that make things get when they sell to shops or other businesses
- Specialized
1
7.2
A number that shows how expensive a company's share is compared with its profit per share
- Specialized
1
3.2
The amount a seller charges before adding sales tax or VAT, including any government help the seller gets
- Specialized
1
4.1
An action that keeps prices at their current level for a set time to stop big price rises
- Specialized
A price set by a government or organization rather than by the market
- Specialized
A number that shows how prices of goods sold in large amounts change over time
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Price comes from the Latin pretium meaning 'value', the same root behind the word prize. A 'price' on someone's head is simply a money reward for catching them, which is why this sense means a reward for capture.