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price
This term carries a duality between commercial transaction and personal sacrifice. In a marketplace, it is a sterile, numerical value used for negotiation and accounting. It suggests a fixed point of exchange where value is quantified. When used in a moral or emotional context, it evokes the idea of a heavy cost or a penalty paid for a specific choice. This usage often implies a sense of regret or an inevitable consequence, where the loss is not monetary but psychological or social.
Countable when referring to specific listed costs for different items. Uncountable when referring to the general concept of valuation or the abstract cost of a decision.