price vs set a price on

price

noun
  • The cost required to gain possession of something. 

  • Value; estimation; excellence; worth. 

  • The cost of an action or deed. 

verb
  • To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on. 

set a price on

How often have the words price and set a price on occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )