How to pronounce “price”
Say “price” in one beat
price
/pɹaɪs/
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- pricepɹaɪs
- IPA (American)
- /pɹaɪs/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹaɪs/
- Respelling
- PRYS
- Syllables
- 1 — price
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pɹaɪs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “price” means
- noun
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
“the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver”
- noun
the amount of money needed to purchase something
“the price of gasoline”
- noun
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
“the cost in human life was enormous”
Say it in a sentence
“The price of vegetables rose sharply after the drought.”“price”, answered
How do you pronounce “price”?
“price” is pronounced /pɹaɪs/ (PRYS) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /pɹaɪs/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “price” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /pɹaɪs/ — a single beat.
What does “price” mean?
As a noun: the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) For example: “the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “price”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pɹaɪs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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