price

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
  2. noun the amount of money needed to purchase something
  3. noun value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

Etymology

From Middle English price (“price, prize, value, excellence”), borrowed from Old French pris, preis, from Latin pretium (“worth, price, money spent, wages, reward”); compare praise, precious, appraise, appreciate, depreciate, etc.

In classic literature

Synonyms

monetary value, cost

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