Priced
/praɪst/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo determine the monetary value of something; to assign a price.
/praɪst/
To set or ascertain the price of something.
The artist priced his paintings at a significant amount.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're selling lemonade. You have to decide how much each cup will cost. That's 'pricing' your lemonade!
👶 For kids: To say how much something costs.
More Examples
The real estate agent priced the house according to its location.
They priced the tickets reasonably to attract more people.
The company is pricing its services to be competitive.
How It's Used
"The company priced its new product competitively."
"The shop priced its antiques quite high."
Having a determined monetary value; valued at a certain amount.
/praɪst/
Having a certain price; costing a specified amount.
The car was priced at $30,000.
💡 Simply: If something is 'priced,' it means you know how much it costs. Like, 'That toy is priced at $10!'
👶 For kids: When something has a price tag on it, it is priced.
More Examples
The hotel rooms are priced per night.
These items are priced to sell quickly.
The shares were priced at an initial public offering.
How It's Used
"The stock was priced at $50 per share."
"All the items were clearly priced."
From the verb 'price,' which comes from Old French 'pris' meaning 'value' or 'reward,' ultimately from Latin 'pretium' meaning 'price' or 'worth'.
Historically, 'priced' was primarily used to denote the action of determining a value, often in commerce, tracing back to its Latin roots relating to worth and value.
Memory tip
Think of the 'price tag' on an item – that's how it's 'priced'.
Word Origin
"price, worth, value"