price tag

Merchandise cost indicator

A price tag is a label showing how much something costs, attached to merchandise in stores.

The figurative meaning dominates: the price tag of something is its cost or consequence, especially when significant: The price tag for the new stadium exceeded two billion dollars.

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label

sticker

Adhesive-backed paper or plastic

  • hangtagAttached retail label
  • barcodeEncoded product stripes
  • SKURetail product identifier

UPC · shelf label

retail

checkout

Payment completion process

inventory · discount · sale · clearance · markdown · aisle · cashier · scanner · register

value

worth

Degree of importance

market value · fair value · resale value · depreciation · appreciation · bargain · deal · markup

cost

expense

Money paid out

  • costRequired payment amount
  • chargeCost or accusation
  • feePayment for service

premium · rate · outlay · expenditure · total cost

figurative

consequence

Result of an action

toll · hidden cost · social cost · human cost · worth it · payoff

Categories
Opposites
transaction stage

price tagreceipt

Written payment acknowledgment

sales receipt · proof of purchase · sales slip · invoice · bill of sale

cost visibility

price taghidden cost

Unadvertised additional expense

hidden fee · fine print · sticker shock

value type

price tagpriceless

Too valuable to quantify

intrinsic value · sentimental value · invaluable · free · complimentary

Family

tag, prize, price, praise, prices, priced, pricing, tags, tagged

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G