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Meaning of prise

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

prise

Pronunciation:/pɹaɪz/

noun

Definitions

  1. The cost required to gain possession of something.

  2. The cost of an action or deed.

    Example: I paid a high price for my folly.

  3. Value; estimation; excellence; worth.

noun

Definitions

  1. An enterprise or adventure.

verb

Definitions

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

noun

Definitions

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

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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