the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.

a sum offered for the capture of a person alive or dead

The authorities put a price on his head.

the sum of money, or other consideration, for which a person's support, consent, etc., may be obtained, esp. in cases involving sacrifice of integrity

They claimed that every politician has a price.

that which must be given, done, or undergone in order to obtain a thing

He gained the victory, but at a heavy price.

odds ( def. 2 ) .

Archaic . value or worth.

Archaic . great value or worth (usually prec. by of ).

to fix the price of.

to ask or determine the price of

We spent the day pricing furniture at various stores.

at any price, at any cost

no matter how great

Their orders were to capture the town at any price.

beyond or without price

of incalculable value; priceless

The crown jewels are beyond price.

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cause

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amount , appraisal , appraisement , asking price , assessment , barter , bill , bounty , ceiling , charge , compensation , consideration , cost , damage , demand , disbursement , discount , dues , estimate , exaction , expenditure , expense , face value , fare , fee , figure , hire , outlay , output , pay , payment , premium , prize , quotation , ransom , rate , reckoning , retail , return , reward , score , sticker , tab , tariff , ticket , toll , tune * , valuation , wages , wholesale , worth , penalty , sacrifice

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appraise , cost , estimate , evaluate , fix , mark down , mark up , put a price on , rate , reduce , sticker , value , amount , ante , appraisal , assessment , charge , damage , estimation , expense , fare , fee , penalty , punishment , sacrifice , worth