# die Prise

die Prise is a German noun meaning “pinch”. Forms: der Prise, die Prisen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Prise
- Plural: die Prisen

## In other languages

- Русский: щепотка, понюшка

## Meanings

1. pinch, dash (amount that can be held between thumb, index and middle finger, of salt, flour, powder etc.)
2. prize (captured ship or freight)
3. _figurative_ booty, spoils (in general)

## Examples

- Wir alle wollen, dass die Preise fallen. — All of us want prices to decline.
- Erwartungsgemäß sind die Preise für Importwaren gestiegen. — As expected, the price of imported goods rose.
- Der Laden hat alle Preise erhöht. — The store raised all the prices.
- Die Preise in diesem Laden sind sehr hoch. — Prices are very high in this store.
- Die Bäckerei vor dem Rathaus hat ihre Preise erhöht. — The baker's outside the town hall has put its prices up.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Prise