prix
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French pris, from Latin pretium (“price, reward”), from Proto-Indo-European *preti- (“back”). Compare précieux.
Pronunciation
Noun
prix m (plural prix)
- prize
- Gagnez un des trois prix en argent de 5000$ avec le concours Acmeconc.
- Win one of three cash prizes worth $5,000 in the Acmeconc competition.
- price
- Ils vont augmenter leurs prix et dire que c’est ainsi que le système fonctionne.
- They're only going to raise their prices and say that's how it goes.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Rade: pri
Further reading
- “prix”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French pris, from Latin pretium (“price, reward”).
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