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n.
the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something:
land could be sold for a high price |
a wide selection of tools varying in price.
∎ fig.
an unwelcome experience, event, or action involved as a condition of achieving a desired end:
the price of their success was an entire day spent in discussion.
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the odds in betting.
∎ archaic
value; worth:
a pearl of great price.
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v. [tr.] (often be priced)
decide the amount required as payment for (something offered for sale):
the watches in this range are priced at $14.50.
PHRASES:
at any price
no matter what expense, sacrifice, or difficulty is involved:
they wanted peace at any price.
at a price
requiring great expense or involving unwelcome consequences:
his generosity comes at a price.
beyond
(or without) price
so valuable that no price can be stated.
a price on someone's head
a reward offered for someone's capture or death.
price oneself out of the market
become unable to compete commercially.
put a price on
determine the value of:
you can't put a price on what she has to offer.
what price ——?
used to ask what has become of something or to suggest that something has or would become worthless:
what price justice if he were allowed to go free?
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Why Clusters Of Like Businesses Thrive
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 12/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...own store in some strip mall in New Jersey where you could be the only one. Mr. PETER KAHN: I do less business, but the prices would be higher and I'd end up making the same amount of money with probably more aggravation and waiting for somebody to...
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For December 9, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS The Early Show; 12/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Maggie Rodriguez, Russ Mitchell, Dave Price CBS The Early Show 12-09-2009 MAGGIE...type of thing.MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ: Dave Price is in Minnesota with the latest on the...east this morning beginning with our Dave Price who is riding in the storm out in Rochacha...
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Got (Good) Milk? Ask The Dairy Evangelist
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...most dairies are interested in one thing: producing as much milk as cheaply as possible — especially now that low milk prices are driving some dairy farms into bankruptcy. Mega-dairymen, like John Woelber of Central New Mexico, say it's just not...
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Despite Action, Spain's Carbon Footprint Increases
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Spain used to be the world's hottest solar market. Electricity from solar panels was bought for up to five times the market price and all new homes were required to have them. But last year, the government slashed the subsidies and now La Rouso says he...
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For December 10, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS The Early Show; 12/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Would be doing better if I could get going.HARRY SMITH: Dave Price will have the latest on the nasty weather.And why did two...that biting wind that has caused so many problems. Our Dave Price is on the scene and he will bring us the forecast. Poor Dave...
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EXPORTS AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY:HOWARD ROSEN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 12/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...Germany in the 1920s, Hungaryimmediately after World War II and Argentina, Bolivia and Israelduring the 1980s, when store prices changed several times a day.This cannot be an option for United States.The only remaining option is to either reduce imports...
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REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON HEALTH CARE
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 12/11/2009; 700+ words
; ...the gross numbers less the net numbers. That report -- the CBO, which is a nonpartisan group that we relyon, says that the prices are going to go up. Well, Senator Johanns said,"Why don't we see if there's somebody from their side that would make...
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EVENING NEWS for December 9, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS Evening News; 12/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; Katie Couric, Dean Reynolds, Dave Price, Nancy Cordes, Sharyl Attkisson, Wyatt...CBS "Early Show" weather anchor Dave Price is in nearby Bloomington tonight. Dave...East Coast. What made this so huge?DAVE PRICE, "EARLY SHOW" WEATHER ANCHOR: Well...
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SENSENBRENNER: 'EPA ENDANGERMENT FINDING CONVENIENTLY TIMED TO PUSH ITS POLITICS'
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 12/7/2009; 543 words
; ...Manufacturers - would result in 2.4 million lost jobs, a50 percent jump in electricity rates and a 26 percent spike in gas prices.After the release in November of hundreds of e-mails from climate researchersthat showed a pattern of suppression, manipulation...
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WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS HOLDS WHITE HOUSE REGULAR NEWS BRIEFING
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 12/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...that they'd like a jobspackage, but it could cost up to $200 billion. Now, the White House hasbeen very careful to put no price tag on the president's initiative, butis there a cost ceiling that you'd impose on the efforts to boost jobs,given you...
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SIC 2021 Creamery Butter
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...S. government. Government price support programs were reduced...marketplace and more volatility in the prices of dairy products, including...shortage of butter and record prices for milk butterfat. Although...outpace output, which pushed prices even higher. In the fall of...
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SIC 2022 Natural, Processed and Imitation Cheese
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...ops. These co-ops, formed to represent milk producers in price setting, are beginning to take over other dairy operations...Agricultural Act of 1949, which established the ongoing dairy price support program. The complex pricing system affected all segments...
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SIC 2038 Frozen Specialties, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...made frozen food specialties increasingly attractive to busy families. Leading frozen food manufacturers engaged in damaging price wars and expensive trade promotions in the early 1990s. As a result, many companies began shifting their focus toward generating...
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SIC 2043 Cereal Breakfast Foods
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...cereal manufacturers grew from $9.1 billion in 1997 to $11.4 billion in 2001, increased revenues came primarily from price hikes rather than market growth. Consumer awareness of health and nutrition also played a major part in shaping the industry...
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SIC 2044 Rice Milling
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...experiencing a record high of 81.5 million cwt in 2003, milled rice exports declined to 58 million cwt, due in part to higher prices. Further Reading Riceland Foods, Inc. "About Riceland." Stuttgart, AR: 2004. U.S. Census Bureau. "Value of Shipment...
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