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prise

/pɹaɪz/

noun

Meaning

  • The cost required to gain possession of something.

  • The cost of an action or deed.

    "I paid a high price for my folly."

  • Value; estimation; excellence; worth.

noun

Meaning

  • An enterprise or adventure.

verb

Meaning

  • To force (open) with a lever; to pry.

noun

Meaning

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.

  • A contest for a reward; competition.

  • A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.

Synonyms

prise