Definition for PRIZE

PRIZE, v.t.2 [Fr. priser, from prix, price, L. pretium; It. apprezzare; Fr. apprecier. English analogy requires that the compound should be conformed to the orthography of this word, and written apprize.]

  1. To set or estimate the value of; to rate; as, to prize the goods specified in an invoice. Life I prize not a straw. – Shak.
  2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem. I prize your person, but your crown disdain. – Dryden.

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