Price
Cost
noun
The value is in various steps. Each step is a different amount, and each amount is a price or cost.
値段 refers to the price attached to something you can buy, like in stores or markets. For example, you could use 値段 to ask how much something costs at a shop or when talking about the price of a particular meal.
The reading is the kun'yomi reading for 値 plus the on'yomi reading for 段. Combine them together to get the reading here. You've learned both of these readings already, so just remember 値 is ね because you neigh (ね) when you see a good price.
この商品には値段が書かれていませんでした。
There was no price written on this item.
値段を見もせずに買うなんて、さすが社長ですね。
Buying without even looking at the price, you are indeed the president of the company.
テレビとタイアップした書籍を手がけているのは本当だが、まだ値段は決まっていない。
It’s true that we are working on our TV tie-in book, but the price hasn’t been decided yet.
もちろん、人の命に値段はつけられません。でも、誰かの命の値段を算出する必要がある時もあります。皆さんは、それがどんな時か分かりますか？
Of course, we cannot put a price on human life. But there are times when it is necessary to calculate the price of someone's life. Do you know when that is?