This is the 6042nd most frequent Arabic word.
وثمن
"وثمن" means "and a price" or "and the cost."
In this sentence, the word "الثمن" refers to the price of something in a literal monetary sense.
علينا أن ندفع الثمن للحصول على الجودة.
We must pay the price to obtain quality.
Here, "الثمن" is used metaphorically to illustrate the cost or sacrifice needed to accomplish something.
الثمن الذي دفعته لتحقيق أحلامي كان التضحية بالراحة.
The price I paid to achieve my dreams was sacrificing comfort.
In this example, "ثمن" emphasizes the figurative notion that achieving success requires efforts or sacrifices.