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Prises

The cost required to gain possession of something.

📖 Definitions of "Prises"

noun
  1. 1

    The cost required to gain possession of something.

  2. 2

    The cost of an action or deed.

    "I paid a high price for my folly."

  3. 3

    Value; estimation; excellence; worth.

noun
  1. 1

    An enterprise or adventure.

noun
  1. 1

    That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 4

    That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Prises"

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prizenounAn honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
pryverb(intransitive) To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.
esteemnounTo set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.
valuenounThe quality that renders something desirable or valuable; worth.
respectnoun(uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard
levernoun(mechanics) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
jimmynounA diminutive of the male given names James or Jim, also used as a formal given name.
catchesverb(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
dams(formerly Driot-Arnoux Motorsport, currently Driot Associés Motor Sport; racing as DAMS Lucas Oil for sponsorship reasons) an auto racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsport.
prisonersa 1982 American-New Zealand drama film directed by Peter Werner and starring Tatum O'Neal, Colin Friels and David Hemmings.
undertakenverb(transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
prisernounA tool for prising something open.
pricesnounThe cost required to gain possession of something.
monesnounA surname.
francsnounAny of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies.
pricenounThe cost required to gain possession of something.
venduenoun(dialectal or archaic) A public auction.
pariesnoun(anatomy, botany) The wall of any cavity or organ.
fraisnoun
preisnoun

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