the high value or worth of something; "her price is far above rubies"
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?"
a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal; "the cattle thief has a price on his head"
United States operatic soprano (born 1927)
the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"
cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price"
ascertain or learn the price of; "Have you priced personal computers lately?"
determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high"
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function"
a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set
perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs"
sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"
the location of the target that is to be hit
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy"
(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"
overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"
keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections"