pretium. To set or fix a price, pretium statuere (Plaut.), constituere (Cic.), alicui rei imponere (Quint.): to set a price upon anybody’s head, mercedem mortis alicujus promittere: the price of estates is fallen, pretia praediorum jacent (Cic.): the price of land falls, pretium agrorum retro abit (Plin.): to fall in price, vilius fieri or venire: corn is lower in price, vilitas annonae consecuta est, annona laxavit: to agree upon a price, de pretio convenire (Quint.): to raise the price, pretium alicujus rei efferre (Varr.), augere (Plin.): to raise the price of corn [Vid: CORN]. Corn does not bear a good price, annona non habet pretium (Cic.): to be at a high price, pretii esse magni; at a low price, parvi; very low, minimi: to sell at a low price, parvo pretio vendere aliquid (Cic.): what is the price? quanti indicas? quanti vendis rem? what is the price of pigs here? quibus hic pretiis porci veneunt? (Plaut., Men., 2, 2, 15).