| 释义 |
price
I. \ˈprīs\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English pris, from Old French, from Latin pretium price, money, value; akin to Greek proti near, toward, to, Old Slavic protivǔ against, toward, Sanskrit prati against, back, in return, Latin per through; basic meaning: exchange — more at fare
1. archaic : genuine and inherent value : worth, excellence, preciousness
< her price is far above rubies — Prov 31: 10 (Authorized Version) >
2.
a. : the quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another : a ratio at which commodities and services are exchanged
b. : the amount of money given or set as the amount to be given as a consideration for the sale of a specified thing
< the price of wheat is expected to rise >
3. : the terms or consideration for the sake of which something is done or undertaken: as
a. : an amount or gain sufficient to bribe one : something for which one is prepared to sacrifice probity, responsibility, or other quality or duty
< not always easy to guess a man's price >
b. : a sum offered in reward for the apprehension or death of a person
< outlaws with prices on their heads >
4. : the cost at which something is obtained
< the price of liberty is eternal vigilance >
or offered
< the price of peace was more than their spirit could stomach >
5. : odds 4b
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- at a price
- of price
- what price
- without price
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English prisen to price, prize — more at prize
transitive verb
1. : to set a price on : fix the price of
< pricing his goods high >
2. obsolete : to rate highly : value
3. obsolete : to pay the price of
4. : to ask the price of
< priced table linens at several stores >
5. : to drive by raising prices to a level at which people refuse to buy or which is too high to meet competition — usually used with the phrase out of the market
< priced themselves out of the world market >
< priced coal out of the competitive market >
intransitive verb
: to set prices |