List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 300

SYNONYMS: price, charge, cost, expense.
These nouns signify an amount given or asked for in payment for goods or services.

Price is the amount of money needed to purchase something offered for sale: The house didn't sell because the price was too high.
Charge is the sum asked especially for the rendering of a service: There is a nominal charge for postage and handling.
Cost, a more inclusive term, generally applies to the total spent or to be spent, including money, time, and labor: Sales more than offset production costs.
Expense suggests cost in the aggregate: Litigation often entails enormous expense.