Price
noun
The amount of money you need to pay to buy something.
The price of the car is too high.
Often appears as...
- price tag
- price range
noun
The negative result or effect of an action.
He paid the price for his mistakes.
Often appears as...
- pay the price
- high price
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Disapproving
verb
To decide and state how much money something should cost.
The products have been priced at $50 each.
Often appears as...
- price high
- price low
noun
The amount of money that is usually paid for goods or services.
The price of bananas has increased.
Often appears as...
- price level
- price analysis
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The amount of money you need to pay to buy something.
The price of the car is too high.
Often appears as...
- price tag
- price range
noun
The negative result or effect of an action.
He paid the price for his mistakes.
Often appears as...
- pay the price
- high price
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To decide and state how much money something should cost.
The products have been priced at $50 each.
Often appears as...
- price high
- price low
noun
The amount of money that is usually paid for goods or services.
The price of bananas has increased.
Often appears as...
- price level
- price analysis
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Price Negotiability
In some cultures, the listed price isn't final. Bargaining may be expected, especially in markets.
Is the price on this vase negotiable?
Pro Tip 2/3Comparative Shopping
When 'price' is discussed, often products are compared to assure value for money.
The price of this brand is better compared to others.
Pro Tip 3/3Price as Secret
Sometimes, prices aren't displayed. You might have to ask, indicating an exclusive or negotiable nature.
What's the price of the artwork behind the counter?
Pro Tip 1/3Price Negotiability
In some cultures, the listed price isn't final. Bargaining may be expected, especially in markets.
Is the price on this vase negotiable?
Pro Tip 2/3Comparative Shopping
When 'price' is discussed, often products are compared to assure value for money.
The price of this brand is better compared to others.
Pro Tip 3/3Price as Secret
Sometimes, prices aren't displayed. You might have to ask, indicating an exclusive or negotiable nature.
What's the price of the artwork behind the counter?
Pro Tip 1/3Price Negotiability
In some cultures, the listed price isn't final. Bargaining may be expected, especially in markets.
Is the price on this vase negotiable?
Pro Tip 2/3Comparative Shopping
When 'price' is discussed, often products are compared to assure value for money.
The price of this brand is better compared to others.
Pro Tip 3/3Price as Secret
Sometimes, prices aren't displayed. You might have to ask, indicating an exclusive or negotiable nature.
What's the price of the artwork behind the counter?
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While this would stimulate business, it would also encourage overconsumption, or hoarding commodities, like food and fuel, raising their prices and leading to consumer shortages and even more inflation. But deflation would make people want to hold onto their money, and a decrease in consumer spending
Video examples
The psychology behind...
This is an example of the anchoring effect, and it's often used in marketing and negotiations to raise the prices that people are willing to pay. So, if heuristics lead to all these wrong decisions, why do we even have them? Well, because they can be quite effective. For most of human history,
Video examples
Will the ocean ever run...
and is now a delicacy. Unfortunately, these deep water fish don't reproduce until they're at least ten years old, making them extremely vulnerable to overfishing when the young are caught before they've had the chance to spawn. Consumer taste and prices can also have harmful effects.
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What's the fastest way...
Luckily, this rarely happens. That's why QuickSort is one of the most efficient strategies used by programmers today. They use it for things like sorting items in an online store by price, or creating a list of all the gas stations close to a given location sorted by distance.
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Renewable Energy 101 PIPE...
prices tend to be stable over time while renewable energy has many advantages it is not without downsides it is difficult for renewable energy sources to generate power on the same large scale as fossil fuels building wind farms and dams can disrupt the wildlife and migration
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Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
the most impressive wingspan these are incredibly rare here the simple fact that they're so beautiful that collectors will pay immense prices for them apparently if you can get a live specimen to japan they've been worth about as much as a thousand us dollars
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Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
and we have put so much emphasis on profits, on short-term quarterly earnings and share prices, at the exclusion of all else. It's like we've ripped the humanity out of our companies. Now, we don't do that -- conveniently reduce something
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What game theory teaches...
an economic tension that's what kept the Cold War alive and well not coincidentally life liberty and the pursuit of happiness the only three things for which we will bear any burden and pay any price and fight forever to
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How do focus groups...
and what price they'd be willing to pay. This part of the process changes as technology evolves. But focus groups have remained largely the same for decades. Perhaps when it comes to the big, important questions,
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Bison Fight for Mating...
The young bull gambled everything and has paid a heavy price.
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William Blake
English Poet
What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price of all the man hath, his house, his wife, his children.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it.
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Napoleon Hill
American Author
Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.
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Fred Hampton
American Activist
You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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Amelia Earhart
American Aviator
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
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Rabindranath Tagore
Indian Poet
We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
The price of greatness is responsibility.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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I paid too heavy a price for perestroika.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Responsibility is the price of freedom.
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William Blake
English Poet
What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price of all the man hath, his house, his wife, his children.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it.
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Napoleon Hill
American Author
Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.
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Fred Hampton
American Activist
You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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Amelia Earhart
American Aviator
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
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Rabindranath Tagore
Indian Poet
We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
The price of greatness is responsibility.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Statesman
I paid too heavy a price for perestroika.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Responsibility is the price of freedom.
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