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re-price

re-price
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey prahys]
    • /reɪ praɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey prahys]
    • /reɪ praɪs/

Definitions of re-price word

  • noun re-price the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale. 1
  • noun re-price a sum offered for the capture of a person alive or dead: The authorities put a price on his head. 1
  • noun re-price the sum of money, or other consideration, for which a person's support, consent, etc., may be obtained, especially in cases involving sacrifice of integrity: They claimed that every politician has a price. 1
  • noun re-price that which must be given, done, or undergone in order to obtain a thing: He gained the victory, but at a heavy price. 1
  • noun re-price odds (def 2). 1
  • noun re-price Archaic. value or worth. 1

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Origin of re-price

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English pris(e) < Old French < Latin pretium price, value, worth (cf. precious); (v.) late Middle English prisen < Middle French prisier, derivative of pris, Old French as above; see prize2, praise

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Parts of speech for Re-price

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

re-price popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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