Read full poem →Delighten much; what I the bett forthy?
They have the pleasure, I a slender prise:
I beat the bush, the birds to them do fly:
Dictionary Entry
The cost required to gain possession of something.
In a Sentence
“The prise of the concert tickets was higher than I expected.”
Origin
From Middle English ‘prise’, from Old French ‘prix’, ultimately from Latin ‘pretium’ meaning ‘price’.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “prise”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Jusqu'à ce qu'ivre, Elle s'oublie,
Prise d'on ne sait quel besoin
De lune? dans leurs bras, fort loin
Read full poem →roads of East Tennessee, however, and a fresh and yigorous enter-
prise, are about^ in a great measure, to remove the difficulty. There
is one suggestion, nevertheless, which we must be permitted to make,
Read full poem →expression, is felt primarily in his sensations—sur-
prise mingled with delight—
Read full poem →You can call free to phone numbers that are preceded by Zenith, Enter-
prise or the Area Code 800. Dial Operator and ask for Zenith, or Enter-
prise numbers. Dial numbers direct that are preceded by Area Code 800.
