Thesaurus results for PRICES

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noun

plural of price

as in costs

the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something I really wanted to buy that shirt, but the price was more money than I had

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as in expenses

the loss or penalty involved in achieving a goal I finished the project, but the price was losing a night's sleep

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as in rewards

something offered or given in return for a service performed there was a price on the criminal's head

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prices

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verb

present tense third-person singular of price

as in prizes

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Recent Examples of prices

Noun

The authors found a long-run relationship between top incomes and art prices and argued that high-end art prices are driven less by the average person’s buying power than by how much the wealthiest can spend. — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The International Energy Agency has warned that constraints on the diesel market will likely keep prices elevated into the next year. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Despite a broadly healthy labor market, there are concerns that higher borrowing costs and persistent inflation caused by rising energy prices could cause businesses to slash jobs to reduce costs. — Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 But the broader takeaway here is that the inherent volatility of oil and gas prices is a persistent vulnerability in the US economy that can only be solved by limiting exposure to these energy sources. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026 More expensive energy drove most of the increase as wholesale gas prices soared more than 20% from August to September. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 While gas and energy prices are driving the latest uptick in inflation, they are followed close behind by computers, software and accessories. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The candidates also clashed over immigration enforcement and deportation policy, healthcare, and high gas prices. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 Though its prices reflect that legacy, the level of craftsmanship and engineering helps justify the investment. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

For example, if a company prices its IPO at $50 per share, eligible investors who receive allocations may buy at that price. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 12 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prices

Noun

That flexibility, whether enabled by SSTs or other controls, could lower costs and speed up grid connections.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Anger about rising inflation, from energy prices to housing costs, has led to clashes in Italy and Portugal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of costs

Noun

Non-interest expenses came in below expectations, which is encouraging, but the $112 million beat versus the FactSet consensus didn't make up for all of the top-line softness.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
The complaint accuses Love Renaissance of improperly diverting money from Walker’s touring, recording, marketing, and merchandising budgets, while charging excessive company expenses to those accounts in bad faith.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of expenses

Noun

His latest album attempts to reconcile a life of precarity with the spiritual rewards of finding one’s voice.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
But having a card that earns 2X rewards everywhere doesn't restrict you from opening a rewards card that earns a 3X return on popular categories or 5% back on rotating categories.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rewards

Verb

The punch-worthy parody of Altman’s characterization ramps up once he’s motivated to push back against — or trample over — the safety guardrails that Ilya prizes above all else, but so does the depth of his world-breaking cynicism.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Religion has harmed many; people fear proselytizing; soul language can sound fuzzy or exclusionary; literary culture prizes the secular and intellectual.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of prizes

Noun

The Republican, who is leaving the House this term after losing her bid to be South Carolina governor, introduced a proposal this week to require that anyone who brings such a case and loses must pay attorney fees for the defendant.

— MEG KINNARD, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
That effort resulted in nearly two decades of litigation with PG&E and almost $30 million in legal fees and other expenses, according to The Modesto Bee.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fees

Noun

In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Players will accept bounties, earn perks, and unlock various characters like Atsu, Oyuki, and Nagato, each with unique weapons.

— Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounties

Verb

However, the discovery does not mean the same genetic variation determines organ placement in humans.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The Eagles announced Thursday that Hurts would miss Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers while the team determines his treatment.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of determines

Noun

Advertisement The day after the raid, the Wilder School District reported absent rates soared, with 20% of students absent, according to The Idaho Statesman.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Interestingly, there is no statistically detectable difference in offending rates before college, suggesting the future fraternity members weren’t always fundamentally different in their behavior.

— Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026