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as in cost
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
I really wanted to buy that shirt, but the price was more money than I had
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as in to prize
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Recent Examples of price
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
In 1951, however, the treasurer of Harvard, Paul C. Cabot, took the bold step of investing more than half of its money in stocks, which, in the long term, can yield considerably higher returns at the price of higher risk.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Fed funds futures are pricing in a more than 90% likelihood that the central bank holds rates steady again at its policy meeting next month, according to CME’s FedWatch tool.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The price of gas is has dropped in Florida by double digits.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
In 1951, however, the treasurer of Harvard, Paul C. Cabot, took the bold step of investing more than half of its money in stocks, which, in the long term, can yield considerably higher returns at the price of higher risk.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
Brick retaining walls add classic charm Brick is generally considered a mid-level material for a retaining wall—it’s usually priced less than stone but more than concrete.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Fed funds futures are pricing in a more than 90% likelihood that the central bank holds rates steady again at its policy meeting next month, according to CME’s FedWatch tool.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for price
Noun
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But that price and the CPI cost of eggs overall, which was up 5.9% in March, may not accurately reflect the drop in wholesale prices that started in the middle of the month.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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If the project were to move forward, the letter says, Jennifer would not be displaced and would be provided with temporary housing, with moving costs reimbursed.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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All told, money distributed from endowments covered more than 15%, on average, of college and university operating expenses in 2024.—
Todd L. Ely,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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Financial experts advise having an emergency fund with three to six months' worth of expenses set aside for a rainy day.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Best Buy Plus and Total members will get $20 bonus rewards for every $150 spent on select Nintendo games and hardware.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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While that’s no laughing matter, Bilt Rewards founder and CEO Ankur Jain says his company’s new Neighborhood Comedy Series can ease the pain—through hilarity and by offering rewards for paying monthly rent.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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It’s also cleverly engineered to do double duty: compost solid scraps and collect compost tea, a potent liquid fertilizer prized by plant lovers.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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The teeth and the bones are prized for decorations or use in artwork, such as engravings and carvings, prosecutors said.—
Johnny Diaz,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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By creating programs that reduce or eliminate development fees, nonprofit organizations will have increased capacity to build more.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The fee to obtain these files can also be far higher than the cost to retrieve a non-adoptee birth certificate.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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From the $330 giant Halloween skeleton to the $1,000 backyard playset, her O’Fallon, Missouri, home was already overflowing with Costco bounty.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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The many lakes, rivers and waterfalls across Southern Africa are teeming with all sorts of native wildlife, and for anyone wishing to explore the natural bounty of the region, Cruising Holidays has crafted the perfect itinerary.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The role of asteroid and comet impacts Next, Barrett plans to analyze more meteorites in an effort to ascertain exactly how much hydrogen would have been present on Earth, and how much may have been delivered from external sources.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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For this novel’s narrator, no effort is too great to ascertain the truth, even if the work becomes a compulsion.—
Heller McAlpin,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 Apr. 2025
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Consumers face an overall average effective tariff rate of 28%, the highest since 1901, according to the Yale Budget Lab. Need a break?—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Lina Zeldovich September 25, 2018 Temperatures and droughts have spiked at much higher rates in parks than elsewhere.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Price.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/price. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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