Showing Results for "prices"

prices

NOUN

financial value

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount bill cost demand discount estimate expenditure expense fare fee figure output pay payment premium rate return tariff valuation worth

STRONG

appraisal assessment barter bounty ceiling charge compensation consideration damage disbursement dues exaction hire outlay prize quotation ransom reckoning retail reward score sticker tab ticket toll tune wages wholesale

WEAK

appraisement asking price face value

Antonyms

STRONG

penalty punishment

WEAK

cause

NOUN

consequences of action

Synonyms

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cost expense

STRONG

penalty sacrifice toll

Antonyms

WEAK

cause

VERB

assess financial value

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appraise cost estimate fix reduce value

STRONG

evaluate rate sticker

WEAK

mark down mark up put a price on

Example Sentences

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Oil prices rose Thursday afternoon as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions heightened fears of supply disruptions in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The benchmark consumer-price index rose 3.1% from a year earlier in May, reflecting the effects of higher oil prices amid Middle East tensions and the won’s weakness against the U.S. dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

If the Fed steps back as a bond buyer, yields are likely to rise and prices to fall.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The ECB’s decision on Thursday could give a glimpse of what’s to come for U.S. markets as central bankers scramble to keep a lid on soaring prices.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The simple measure of sanity in housing prices, Zelman argued, was the ratio of median home price to income.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis