Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A tag or ticket on which the price of an article to which it is attached is marked.

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Examples

  • Most in the series are not as expensive as the price-tag above.

    Collecting King Penguins 2009

  • Now if Kyle wants to enable her admittedly "disheveled" sister by testing her drinks, rushing her off to fix her makeup and violently coming to her defense — as she did during last night's disastrous game night at name-dropping, price-tag brag Dana's place — fine.

    Watercooler: Can Someone Please Help the Real Housewives' Kim? 2011

  • Glick's disingenuous analysis, coupled with her characterization of "price-tag" attacks as mere hooliganism and vandalism, betray a shameful ideologically driven attempt at obfuscation of the dilemma.

    Steven White: Hypocrisy Becoming the Norm at the Jerusalem Post? Steven White 2012

  • Check out the slideshow below to see which zip codes took the top spots, and vote on which is most worth the high price-tag:

    The Most EXPENSIVE Zip Codes In New York (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Glick's disingenuous analysis, coupled with her characterization of "price-tag" attacks as mere hooliganism and vandalism, betray a shameful ideologically driven attempt at obfuscation of the dilemma.

    Steven White: Hypocrisy Becoming the Norm at the Jerusalem Post? Steven White 2012

  • Even though just 5,000 patients in the U.S. are diagnosed with the mutation each year, the pills are expected to exceed $1 billion in yearly sales thanks to their performance and a $56,400 price-tag for six months of treatment.

    Pfizer's Future: A Niche Blockbuster Jonathan D. Rockoff 2011

  • When she asked how much it was (nothing in a Vegas shop has a price-tag) the clerk said thirteen-hundred, and Sandy handed it back with a quiet gulp.

    GAMES OF CHANCE • by Jerry Kraft 2010

  • If JP Morgan and its affiliated investors have to let go of their $1.5 billion, and that money ends up going to the U.S. Treasury, the price-tag for taxpayers would drop that another 10 percent.

    A Billion Dollar Blunder? 2011

  • If JP Morgan and its affiliated investors have to let go of their $1.5 billion, and that money ends up going to the U.S. Treasury, the price-tag for taxpayers would drop that another 10 percent.

    A Billion Dollar Blunder? 2011

  • Traditional runoff elections are better than plurality voting, but they come with a price-tag: literally, as big cities and states with runoffs spend millions to administer them.

    Rob Richie: What Howard Dean Could Tell Bill Clinton and Kendrick Meek: Change the Voting System Rob Richie 2010

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