price tag

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price tag

A small price tag hangs from the handle of a ceramic mug on a store shelf.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A physical label attached to an item that displays its selling price: A small piece of paper, plastic, or card attached to a product in a store, showing the amount of money required to purchase it.
    • The cost or value of something, often considered in a figurative sense: The amount that must be paid or sacrificed to obtain or achieve something.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Literal):
    • I checked the price tag on the shirt before deciding to buy it.
    • The price tag was missing, so I had to ask a clerk for the cost.
  • Noun (Figurative):
    • Fame often comes with a high price tag, such as a loss of privacy.
    • The environmental price tag of the new policy is too great to ignore.
Advanced Usage
  • "to carry/have a high price tag": To be very expensive, either in monetary or non-monetary terms.
    • Luxury cars carry a high price tag.
    • His reckless behavior had a high price tag: the loss of his job.
  • "to put a price tag on something": To assign a value or cost to something, often something abstract.
    • You can't put a price tag on happiness.
Variants and Related Words
  • Price sticker (n): A synonym for a physical price tag, often an adhesive label.
  • Tag (n): A more general term for a label, which can include a price tag.
  • Pricing (n): The act of setting a price on something.
Synonyms
  • Sticker price: The price as marked on a tag or sticker.
  • Cost: The price required to buy, do, or make something.
  • Label: A broader term for any piece of paper or material attached to an object to give information.
Related Phrases
  • Price tag mentality: A focus on the cost of things above all else.
    • We need to move beyond a price tag mentality and consider the social value.
  • Without a price tag: Priceless; of such value that a monetary cost cannot be assigned.
    • Her kindness is a gift without a price tag.
Idioms
  • Look at the price tag: To consider the cost of something before making a decision.
    • Before you get excited about the project, you need to look at the price tag.
  • The price tag tells the story: The cost itself reveals the quality, value, or nature of the item.
    • It's the finest materials and craftsmanship—the price tag tells the story.
price tag

A small price tag hangs from the handle of a ceramic mug on a store shelf.

Noun
  1. a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to