price

/pɹaɪs/noun

The amount of money needed to buy or obtain something.

Example sentences

“The price of coffee has doubled since last year.”
“Prices at the new supermarket are lower than at the old one.”

Keep it apart from 'prize': a price is what you pay, a prize is what you win. 'Pay the price' means suffer the consequences.

Synonyms for price

cost
charge

Often confused with price

price vs prize

Related words

appraiseTo judge how much something is worth, especially when officially appointed to do so.discountTo offer something for sale at a lower price than usual.receiptA written or printed note confirming that money or goods have been received.bargainSomething bought for much less money than it would normally cost.cashierA person whose job is to take payments from customers at a register.refundTo give money back to someone, usually because they returned something or paid too much.