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One thing ... give them an offer; the price is an "asking" price, and thus you may be able to negociate a deal.

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  1. noun The amount as of money or goods, asked for or given in exchange for something else.
  2. noun The cost at which something is obtained: believes that the price of success is hard work.
  3. noun The cost of bribing someone: maintained that every person has a price.
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  • We initially wanted to take the Singapore Airlines 'direct flight to Paris, especially since the return flight would be using the new Airbus A380 plane and the price was also quite cheap at that time. —  .. Planet Indra ..
  • If the price is the main concern then you will have a budget and look for furniture based within your price bracket. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • This price is a willingness to accept offers from advertisers. —  BloggingStocks
  • They have repeatedly rejected an end to the conflict with Israel if the price is acceptance of Israel's permanence. —  Israel Matzav
  • The securities traded on Wall Street have value only as reflected by the current price or, perhaps, what someone thinks the price will be a year or five years from now. —  The Other McCain
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cost ·  value ·  market ·  sale ·  amount ·  production ·  return ·  loss ·  plan

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price:   pricing ·  prices ·  priced
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  1. Middle English pris, from Old French, from Latin pretium; see per-5 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English price, pryce, pris, prys, price, prize, value, excellence, = Dutch prijs = Middle High German prīs, German preis, praise, glory, price, reward, etc., from Old French pris, preis, French prix, price, value, reward, prize, etc., = Provencal pretz = Spanish precio = Portuguese preço = Italian prezzo, price, value, from Latin pretium, worth, price, money spent, wages, reward; prob. akin to Greek περνάναι, sell; Sanskrit pana for *parna, wages, price. Hence ult. (from Latin pretium) English praise, prize, precious, appraise, apprize, appreciate, depreciate, etc.
  2. In modern use price is directly from the noun; in older use it is a variant of the verb prize, from Middle English prisen, from Old French priser, value, esteem, etc.: see prize and praise.
 

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