What is a word for something you can't put a price on?
The best words for something you cannot put a price on are priceless or invaluable, both meaning an item or concept is so full of worth that no amount of money can measure it.
If you say that you cannot put a price on something, you mean that it is very valuable. You can't put a price on friendship. You can't put a price on the value of the work done by our nurses.
I think "worth" is halfway between "value" & "price." "Worthless" leans toward "valueless." "Price" is also a verb (to put a price on something), & "priceless" means something that cannot be priced, inestimable.
When something is so valuable, you can't put a price on it?
INVALUABLE – Something that is invaluable is valuable beyond estimation. One cannot put a price on it. It is priceless. Usage: A mother's love is INVALUABLE.
What does it mean if you can't put a price on something?
: to say how important or valuable something is. usually used in negative statements to say that something is extremely important and valuable. You can't put a price on true love.
Something priceless is incredibly valuable. It's so valuable that no one would ever want to sell it or be able to buy it. Since a price is what it costs to buy something, priceless things cannot be bought; they're too valuable.
Synonyms for "no price" or "no cost" include free, gratis, and complimentary. Depending on whether you mean free of charge or having too much value to be measured, the terms differ.
The original (and current) meaning of invaluable is "valuable beyond estimation"; the word describes something so precious that one cannot assign a price to it.
Price gouging is similar to profiteering but can be distinguished by being short-term and localized and by being restricted to essentials such as food, clothing, shelter, medicine, and equipment needed to preserve life and property.
