Requiring a great expense for something to be given over or conceded.
I will give you the secret plans, but at a price.
Gained at the cost of incurring unwelcome consequences.
Winning the war came at a price.
He was grateful for the recognition, even though it was achieved at a price.
Shakespeare clearly heard may voices. No secret: voicing means hearing, at a price a gift. Geoffrey Hill
Freedom is an illusion. It always comes at a price. Jonathan Stroud
I know I did the right thing by taking time off to raise my son. But it also came at a price. I turned down many opportunities over the years because I didn't want to leave him for long periods of time. And in Hollywood, as in any business, the calls stop coming when you don't answer. Arsenio Hall
I can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do. I need not sell my soul to buy bliss. I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give. Charlotte Brontë
What the world needs is a small, compact, flexible fusion technology that could make electricity where and when it is needed. The existing fusion program is leading to a huge source of centralized power, at a price that nobody except a government can afford. Freeman Dyson
Everything comes at a price. Everthing in your life. The question you have to ask yourself is, what price are you willing to pay? Paullina Simons