unpriceableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprʌɪsəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpraɪsəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and price v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, price v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + price v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier unprizable adj. and later priceable adj.

1. Beyond price; inestimable, priceless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > beyond valuation

unprizablec1400

unvaluable?1569

invaluable1576

inestimable1579

unvalued1590

priceless1594

unprized1601

invalued1603

unrateable1629

unpriceablea1641

unpriced1839

a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 39 This unpriceable benefit conferred upon man.

a1859 W. C. Roscoe Violenzia iii. i, in Poems & Ess. (1860) I. 279 I had no crown to lose but my heart's crown; No wealth but my heart's wealth—unpriceable.

1937 Illustr. London News 20 Mar. 476/1 One does not expect the Ecclesiastical Commissioners..to have much regard for so indefinable and unpriceable a quality as beauty.

2002 Australian (Nexis) 31 Oct. 10 The unpriceable joys and gratification of parenting.

2. Incapable of being priced.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > pricing > [adjective] > that cannot be priced

unpriceable1890

1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Apr. 3/1 2,218 lots in all, and not a few of which are almost unpriceable.

1918 M. B. Reckitt & C. E. Bechhofer Meaning National Guilds viii. 306 Labour in the Guilds would be recognised as the human element in industry, and, therefore, as unmarketable and unpriceable.

2008 Mercury (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 2 Oct. 13 The American taxpayer is being asked to buy, at some fictional value, bad debt, which is unpriceable because it has negative value.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpriceable
释义	unpriceableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprʌɪsəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpraɪsəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and price v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, price v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + price v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier unprizable adj. and later priceable adj. 1. Beyond price; inestimable, priceless. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > beyond valuation unprizablec1400 unvaluable?1569 invaluable1576 inestimable1579 unvalued1590 priceless1594 unprized1601 invalued1603 unrateable1629 unpriceablea1641 unpriced1839 a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 39 This unpriceable benefit conferred upon man. a1859 W. C. Roscoe Violenzia iii. i, in Poems & Ess. (1860) I. 279 I had no crown to lose but my heart's crown; No wealth but my heart's wealth—unpriceable. 1937 Illustr. London News 20 Mar. 476/1 One does not expect the Ecclesiastical Commissioners..to have much regard for so indefinable and unpriceable a quality as beauty. 2002 Australian (Nexis) 31 Oct. 10 The unpriceable joys and gratification of parenting. 2. Incapable of being priced. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > pricing > [adjective] > that cannot be priced unpriceable1890 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Apr. 3/1 2,218 lots in all, and not a few of which are almost unpriceable. 1918 M. B. Reckitt & C. E. Bechhofer Meaning National Guilds viii. 306 Labour in the Guilds would be recognised as the human element in industry, and, therefore, as unmarketable and unpriceable. 2008 Mercury (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 2 Oct. 13 The American taxpayer is being asked to buy, at some fictional value, bad debt, which is unpriceable because it has negative value. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1641
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