Used Definition–adjective | 1. | previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car. |
| 2. | showing wear or being worn out. |
| 3. | employed for a purpose; utilized. |
—Idiom| 4. | used to, accustomed or habituated to: I'm not used to cold weather. They weren't used to getting up so early. |
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Car Definition–noun
| 2. | a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car. |
| 3. | the part of an elevator, balloon, modern airship, etc., that carries the passengers, freight, etc. |
| 4. | British Dialect. any wheeled vehicle, as a farm cart or wagon. |
| 5. | Literary. a chariot, as of war or triumph. |
| 6. | Archaic. cart; carriage. |
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Price Definition–noun | 1. | the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale. |
| 2. | a sum offered for the capture of a person alive or dead: The authorities put a price on his head. |
| 3. | the sum of money, or other consideration, for which a person's support, consent, etc., may be obtained, esp. in cases involving sacrifice of integrity: They claimed that every politician has a price. |
| 4. | that which must be given, done, or undergone in order to obtain a thing: He gained the victory, but at a heavy price. |
| 6. | Archaic. value or worth. |
| 7. | Archaic. great value or worth (usually prec. by of). |
–verb (used with object)
| 9. | to ask or determine the price of: We spent the day pricing furniture at various stores. |
—Idioms| 10. | at any price, at any cost, no matter how great: Their orders were to capture the town at any price. |
| 11. | b
38a
eyond or without price, of incalculable value; priceless: The crown jewels are beyond price. |
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