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Price tag

Meaning in sales & retail, with examples

/ˈpraɪs ˌtæɡ/nounCore term

In sales & retail, price tag means: A small label attached to a product or shelf that shows how much it costs, often together with a barcode and product code.

In Turkish: fiyat etiketi, etiket

How it is used

Used in shops every day. Staff put on, change or check price tags, especially during sales. Figuratively, price tag means the total cost of something: “The new system comes with a 2 million price tag.” Shelf labels are also called shelf-edge labels in the UK.

Example sentences

  1. The price tag says 899, but the till shows 999. Can you check it?

  2. Please change all the price tags in the shoe section before the sale starts.

Common collocations

  • change the price tags
  • the price tag says
  • hefty price tag
  • price tag gun
  • markdownA permanent reduction in the selling price of an item, usually to sell slow-moving or end-of-season stock.
  • SKUStock keeping unit: a unique code a retailer gives to each version of a product, so that each size, colour or pack type can be tracked separately.
  • tillThe machine or counter in a shop where payments are taken and money is kept; in US English, a cash register.
  • list priceThe official price of a product as shown in a price list or catalogue, before any discounts are applied.

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