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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers
Division (II) Intersocial Volition
Section IV. Possessive Relations
4. Monetary Relations

812. Price.

   NOUN:PRICE, amount, cost, expense, prime cost, charge, figure, demand, damage [colloq.], fare, hire; wages (remuneration) [See Reward].
  DUES, duty, toll, tax, impost, tariff, cess, sess [obs.], tallage or tailage [Old Eng. law], levy; abkari [India], capitation, capitation tax, poll tax; doomage [U. S.], likin [Chinese], gabel or gabelle, salt tax; gavel [Old Eng. law], octroi [F.], custom, excise, assessment, taxation, benevolence [hist.], forced loan; tenths [hist.], tithe, exactment, ransom, salvage, towage; brokerage, wharfage, freightage.
  WORTH, rate, value, par value, valuation, appraisement, money’s worth; penny &c. -worth; price current, market price, quotation, current quotation; what it will fetch &c. v.
  bill (account) [See Accounts]; shot, scot, scot and lot.
   VERB:PRICE; bear -, set -, fix- a price; appraise, assess, doom [U. S.], charge, demand, ask, require, exact, run up; distrain; run up a bill (debt) [See Debt]; have one’s price; liquidate.
  AMOUNT TO, come to, mount up to; stand one in [colloq.], put one back [slang].
  FETCH, sell for, cost, bring in, yield, afford.
   ADJECTIVE:PRICED &c. v.; to the tune of, ad valorem [L.]; dutiable, taxable, assessable; mercenary, venal.
   QUOTATIONS:
  1. No penny no paternoster.
  2. Point d’argent point de Suisse.
  3. No longer pipe no longer dance.
  4. No song no supper.