put a price tag on
idiom
: to say how important or valuable something is
—usually used in negative statements to say that something is extremely important and valuable
You can't put a price tag on the safety of our children.
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Fubo declined to put a price tag on its upcoming news and sports skinny bundle, which aims to draw sport fans away from the traditional cable bundle after Venu shuttered.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Jobs trickle away Recently the federal government went even further and put a price tag on our most precious resource: water.
—Gil Rebollar, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Don’t put a price tag on your relationships or hope that a will can convey your intentions.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
One of the nation’s few environmental economists, Ando, a professor at The Ohio State University, tries to put a price tag on animals and ecosystems to make sure they’re adequately valued in our modern economy.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 19 June 2024
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Jobs trickle away Recently the federal government went even further and put a price tag on our most precious resource: water.
—Gil Rebollar, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Don’t put a price tag on your relationships or hope that a will can convey your intentions.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
One of the nation’s few environmental economists, Ando, a professor at The Ohio State University, tries to put a price tag on animals and ecosystems to make sure they’re adequately valued in our modern economy.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 19 June 2024
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“Put a price tag on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20a%20price%20tag%20on. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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