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pris

pris is the obsolete form of price.

pris is the obsolete form of prize.

Meaning of price

Noun

price (plural prices)

  1. The cost required to gain possession of something.
    • We can afford no more at such a price.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. The cost of an action or deed.
    • I paid a high price for my folly.
  3. Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
    • Her price is far above rubies.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs xxxi:10

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Meaning of prize

Noun

prize (plural prizes)

  1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
    • […] wherefore he now begunne
      To challenge her anew, as his owne prize,
      Whom formerly he had in battell wonne,1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 54
  2. Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
    • Having taken all the Treasure on Board their own Ships, and plundered their Prize of every Thing elſe they either wanted or liked, they let her go; ſhe not being able to continue her Voyage, returned back: […]1724, Charles Johnson [pseudonym], “Of Captain Avery, and His Crew”, in A General History of the Pyrates, […], 2nd edition, London: Printed for, and sold by T. Warner, […], →OCLC, page 51
  3. An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
    • I fought and conquer’d, yet have lost the prize.1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, Act I, page 5
  4. That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
    • Cecil Rhodes […] was never tired of impressing upon one that the fact of being an Englishman was “the greatest prize in the lottery of life,” and that it was that thought which always sustained him when he was troubled.1928, Weston Jarvis, Jottings from an Active Life, London: Heath Cranton, page 256
  5. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
    • I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Philippians 3:14
  6. (obsolete) A contest for a reward; competition.
    • Like one of two contending in a prize,
      That thinks he hath done well in people's eyes […]c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Noun capitalized: PRIS

PRIS (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of propofol infusion syndrome.

Phrases with pris

Questions about pris

What is pris the obsolete form of?
Pris is the obsolete form of price.
What part of speech is pris?
Pris is a noun.

Words near pris in the dictionary

  1. priour
  2. priours
  3. Pripet
  4. Priponești
  5. Pripyat
  6. pris
  7. prisable
  8. prisage
  9. prisages
  10. Prisca
  11. priscan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pris (page history and authors); PRIS (page history and authors); price (page history and authors); prize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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