Pry: meaning, definitions and examples

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pry

[ praɪ ]

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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

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linguistics

A dialect of the Romani language spoken by the Romani people in England

Synonyms

Romani, Romany

Examples of usage

He speaks the Pry language fluently

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

Word origin

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.