Pricewise

Part of speech: adverb, adjective

Definitions

1. Concerning or in terms of the cost of something, judged by how much it sells for
2. In respect of price, relating to how expensive or cheap something is
3. With reference to what a thing costs, considered from the standpoint of its price

Etymology: "Pricewise" is a straightforward compound: the noun "price" joined to the suffix "-wise", which in English means "in the manner of" or "with regard to," as in "clockwise" or "likewise." Put together, it describes something judged or arranged in terms of cost, such as a shopper hunting for the cheapest option. The suffix "-wise" traces back to Old English "wise," meaning "way" or "manner," the same word that gives us "wisdom" in its older sense of knowing how to do something. English speakers attached it freely to nouns over the centuries, which is why the pattern now produces many coinages like this one.