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price
has definitions from the fields of business,accounting,music,performing arts
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[ noun ] (business) the amount of money needed to purchase something
Examples "the price of gasoline" "he got his new car on excellent terms" "how much is the damage?" Used in print (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)There has been an intensification of price consciousness in recent years ; there is every indication it will continue . Frequently , wittingly or unwittingly , price consciousness has been fostered by manufacturers , distributors , and dealers . Despite generally good levels of income , we see greater price pressures than ever before - traveling back along the chain from consumer to distributor to manufacturer . Has the probable price situation in your field been forecast as a basis for future planning ? Have you actually checked_out ( not just mentally tested ) different selling approaches designed to counter the price competition problem ? |
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[ noun ] (business) the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
Synonyms Examples : "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver" "he puts a high price on his services" "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" Used in print (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)If you have a higher quality product , how can you make it stand_out - justify its premium price - without the spoken word ? ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Latest models serve hot meals at reasonable prices , and at a profit to you . If a concessionaire runs the cafeteria , keep an eye out for quality and price . (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)Land within commuting distance of a growing city is usually high in price , higher if it has subdivision possibilities . Part-time farmers generally must pay higher prices for supplies than full-time farmers because they buy in smaller quantities . Related terms value average_cost marginal_cost assessment expensiveness inexpensiveness cost |
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[ noun ] value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
Examples : "the cost in human life was enormous" "the price of success is hard work" "what price glory?" Used in print (Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)Yes , he would bring the Somers safely into New_York harbor but at a price . Dear_God , at what a price . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the high value or worth of something
Examples "her price is far above rubies" Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)Expressed differently : if the price for becoming a faithful follower of Jesus_Christ is some form of self-destruction , whether of the body or of the mind - sacrificium corporis , sacrificium intellectus - then there is no alternative but that the price remain unpaid . Expressed differently : if the price for becoming a faithful follower of Jesus_Christ is some form of self-destruction , whether of the body or of the mind - sacrificium corporis , sacrificium intellectus - then there is no alternative but that the price remain unpaid . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (business) determine the price of
Examples "The grocer priced his wares high" Used in print (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)generous public provision for the infirm ; democratic and secret elections of all officers including priests , meals taken publicly in common refectories ; a common habit or uniform prescribed for all citizens ; even houses changed once a decade ; six hours of manual_labor a day for all but a handful of magistrates and scholars , and careful measures to prevent anyone from shirking ; no private_property , no money ; no sort of pricing at_all for any goods or services , and therefore no market in the economic sense of the term . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a reward for helping to catch a criminal
Examples "the cattle thief has a price on his head" Used in print (Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)For that legend was growing explosively , Rumor was insisting he received a price of $ 600 a man . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 76
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[ noun ] (music,performing arts) United States operatic soprano (born 1927)
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[ verb ] ascertain or learn the price of
Examples "Have you priced personal computers lately?" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (accounting,business) cost of bribing someone
Examples : "they say that every politician has a price" Related terms |
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