Pry: meaning, definitions and examples
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pry
[ praɪ ]
finance
A price or value that is higher than the official price or value
Synonyms
extra charge, surcharge
Examples of usage
- The company sold the product at a premium
- The stock price is trading at a premium
Translations
Translations of the word "pry" in other languages:
🇵🇹 ломка
- лама
- викорчовувати
🇮🇳 खोदाई
- खुदाई करना
- उखाड़ना
🇩🇪 Hebel
- Brecheisen
- aushebeln
🇮🇩 pengungkit
- linggis
- mencungkil
🇺🇦 лом
- лама
- викорчовувати
🇵🇱 łom
- łamać
- podważać
🇯🇵 てこ
- バール
- こじ開ける
🇫🇷 levier
- pied-de-biche
- extraire
🇪🇸 palanca
- barreta
- hacer palanca
🇹🇷 levye
- levye demiri
- kaldıraç
🇰🇷 지렛대
- 쇠지렛대
- 들어 올리다
🇸🇦 رافعة
- قضيب حديدي
- يرفع
🇨🇿 páčidlo
- páčidlo železo
- vypáčit
🇸🇰 páčidlo
- železná páka
- vypáčiť
🇨🇳 杠杆
- 撬棍
- 撬动
🇸🇮 vzvod
- železna ročica
- vzvodi
🇮🇸 stöng
- járnstöng
- lyfta
🇰🇿 тұтқа
- темір таяқ
- көтеру
🇬🇪 საკიდი
- რკინის მილი
- აწევა
🇦🇿 qaldırıcı
- dəmir çubuq
- qaldırmaq
🇲🇽 palanca
- barreta
- hacer palanca
Etymology
The word 'pry' has its origins in the Old English word 'prīon' which means 'to inquire'. Over time, the meaning of the word evolved to include the sense of 'to look closely or search'. In the context of finance, the term 'pry' took on the meaning of a higher price or value. In linguistics, 'pry' is used to refer to a specific dialect of the Romani language spoken in England.
See also: prying.