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English noun: price | |||
| 1. | price (attribute) the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) | ||
| Samples | The fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver. He puts a high price on his services. He couldn't calculate the cost of the collection. | ||
| Synonyms | cost, monetary value | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | value | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assessment, average cost, differential cost, expensiveness, incremental cost, inexpensiveness, marginal cost | ||
| 2. | price (possession) the amount of money needed to purchase something | ||
| Samples | The price of gasoline. He got his new car on excellent terms. How much is the damage?. | ||
| Synonyms | damage, terms | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cost | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | asking price, bid price, cash price, closing price, factory price, highway robbery, purchase price, selling price, spot price, support level, valuation | ||
| 3. | price (attribute) value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something | ||
| Samples | The cost in human life was enormous. The price of success is hard work. What price glory?. | ||
| Synonyms | cost, toll | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | value | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | death toll | ||
| 4. | price (attribute) the high value or worth of something | ||
| Samples | Her price is far above rubies. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | worth | ||
| 5. | price (communication) a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal | ||
| Samples | The cattle thief has a price on his head. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reward | ||
| 6. | price (possession) cost of bribing someone | ||
| Samples | They say that every politician has a price. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cost | ||
| 7. | Price (person) United States operatic soprano (born 1927) | ||
| Synonyms | Leontyne Price, Mary Leontyne Price | ||
| Instance hypernym | soprano | ||
English verb: price | |||
| 1. | price (possession) determine the price of | ||
| Samples | The grocer priced his wares high. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | determine, set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | manipulate, mark up, overprice, rig, underquote | ||
| 2. | price (cognition) ascertain or learn the price of | ||
| Samples | Have you priced personal computers lately?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascertain | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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