price tag

noun

1
: a tag on merchandise showing the price at which it is offered for sale
2
: price, cost

Examples of price tag in a Sentence

The price tag is missing so I don't know how much this sweater costs. a weeklong cruise on the luxury liner sounded great, but the price tag was enough to make me choke
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Initially construction was to be finished by January but work was delayed by underground infrastructure problems, which added to the price tag. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 With that price tag, the studio would need to spend $40 million to $50 million on global theatrical marketing fees, according to rival executives with knowledge of similar productions. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025 How did a drug rooted, like many, in seed money from the U.S. government — that is, American taxpayers — and spurred by the grassroots fundraising of desperate parents, end up with such a price tag? Robin Fields, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2025 Well, Vitamix crushes the blender game, but usually comes with a price tag to match. Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for price tag 

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of price tag was in 1880

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“Price tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20tag. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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