n.
Pronunciation: ' pr ī s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English pris, from Anglo-French, from Latin pretium price, money; probably akin to Sanskrit prati- against, in return ― more at PROS-
Date: 13th century
1 archaic : VALUE , WORTH
2 a : the quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another b : the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing
3 : the terms for the sake of which something is done or undertaken: as a : an amount sufficient to bribe one <believed every man had his price > b : a reward for the apprehension or death of a person <an outlaw with a price on his head>
4 : the cost at which something is obtained <the price of freedom is restraint ― J. Irwin Miller>