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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
With grocery store prices continuing to climb, more Americans are looking for ways to cut food costs. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 May 2025 At the same time, San Diego metro is seeing more price drops. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Verb
The Charlotte Observer searched Google Flights for round-trip airfare from CLT in June and July, focusing on nonstop flights priced at $100 or less. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2025 What’s fair to say is that stocks at their recent highs a week ago had priced out some, but surely not all, policy uncertainty. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for price
Recent Examples of Synonyms for price
Noun
  • With Bayern aiming to reduce their wage bill, the Wirtz signing would have come at the cost of at least an extra €20million (£16.8m, $22.7m) per year, on top of a transfer fee somewhere between €100m and €150m.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • Associations struggling with the cost of full association management may wish to consider at least financial management.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Many sellers raise prices Sarah Wells, whose Sarah Wells Bags sells totes and breast milk coolers, has raised prices by 10% to 15% to offset some of her tariff expenses.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 30 May 2025
  • Faced with fewer tax dollars and more expenses, this proposal would make childless adults and adult caregivers whose income is 138 percent of the federal poverty level ineligible for Medicaid.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • The top tiers, Tier A+ and Tier A, both include proxies sourced with the device owner's knowledge and consent, with Tier A+ also providing financial rewards to the residential users.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 June 2025
  • Yet the rewards promised to be substantial, from marketing opportunities to media attention.
    Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • The experience showcases rare and prized roasts, such as Etiope 47, Milenio, Geisha, Typica, and the signature Chirripó blend.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
  • The result is a workforce where adaptability and digital fluency are prized, and the most successful harness AI to amplify their capabilities and impact.
    Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • That money comes from fees paid by developers who have taken advantage of the city’s controversial Complete Communities incentive.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
  • Comcast has been issuing a monthly $8.85 credit to partially offset that fee during the ongoing negotiations with CHSN.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Yes, even if your host says not to bring anything, our Corn-And-Tomato Salad is a light and fresh summer dish that will impress and let some of the season's best bounty — corn and tomatoes — shine.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
  • In addition to a bounty of vegetables, fruits, flowers and interactive learning activities, there to meet them were cavorting goats, buzzing bees, beneficial garden creatures such as pill bugs and worms, and Howie the miniature Scottish Highland Cross steer who loves attention and animal crackers.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Verb
  • While buyers and sellers involved in the transaction could not be immediately ascertained, CNBC-TV18, citing sources familiar with the matter, noted that South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Company was likely among the sellers in the deal.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 2 June 2025
  • Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams says his office is combing through jail call logs and cross-referencing fingerprints and DNA samples to ascertain who else working at the jail may have been involved.
    Kati Weis, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Communities with higher vaccination rates have fewer opportunities to spread the virus.
    Libby Richards, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
  • Nonetheless, the study achieved high compliance rates and generated enough interest to justify follow-up research.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025

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“Price.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/price. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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