Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense prices, present participle pricing, past tense, past participle priced
1. countable noun [oft inNOUN]
The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.
...a sharp increase in the price of petrol.
They expected house prices to rise.
Computers haven't come down in price.
Synonyms: cost, value, rate, charge More Synonyms of price
2. singular noun
The price that you pay for something that you want is an unpleasant thing that you have to do or suffer in order to get it.
We will have to pay a high price for independence. [+ for]
There may be a price to pay for such relentless activity, perhaps ill health.
He's paying the price for working his body so hard.
Synonyms: consequences, penalty, cost, result More Synonyms of price
3. verb
If something is priced at a particular amount, the price is set at that amount.
The shares are expected to be priced at about 330p. [beV-ed + at]
Digital priced the new line at less than half the cost of comparable mainframes. [VERB noun + at]
There is a very reasonably priced menu. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: evaluate, value, estimate, rate More Synonyms of price
pricinguncountable noun
It's hard to maintain competitive pricing.
4. See also retail price index, selling price
5.
See at any price
6.
See at a price
7.
See at a price
8.
See price on sb's head
9.
See (can't) put a price on sthg
10.
See what price
11.
See what price
12. to price yourself out of the market
More Synonyms of price
price in British English
(praɪs)
noun
1.
the sum in money or goods for which anything is or may be bought or sold
2.
the cost at which anything is obtained
3.
the cost of bribing a person
4.
a sum of money offered or given as a reward for a capture or killing
5.
value or worth, esp high worth
6. gambling another word for odds
7. at any price
8. at a price
9. beyond price
10. the price of someone
11. what price something?
verb(transitive)
12.
to fix or establish the price of
13.
to ascertain or discover the price of
14. price out of the market
Derived forms
pricer (ˈpricer)
noun
Word origin
C13 pris, from Old French, from Latin pretium price, value, wage
Price in American English
(praɪs)
(Mary) Leˈonˌtyne (liˈɑnˌtin) 1927- ; U.S. operatic soprano
price in American English
(praɪs)
noun
1.
the amount of money, etc. asked or paid for something; cost; charge
2.
value or worth
3.
a reward for the capture or death of a person
4.
money or other consideration sufficient to be a bribe or inducement
5.
the cost, as in life, labor, sacrifice, etc., of obtaining some benefit or advantage
verb transitiveWord forms: priced or ˈpricing
6.
to put a price on; fix the price of
7. Informal
to ask or find out the price of
Idioms:
at any price
beyond price
price out of the market
Derived forms
pricer (ˈpricer)
noun
Word origin
ME & OFr pris < L pretium, price < IE *preti-, equivalent < base *per-, to sell, make equal > par1
price in Retail1
(praɪs)
Word forms: (regular plural) prices
noun
(Retail: Pricing)
The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.
Inflation is being pushed up by sharply higher prices for fuel and utilities.
There are still big variations in the prices charged for the same car model in different countries.
The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.
price break, price check, price comparison, price tag, price war, price-fixing, price-sensitive, retail price, unit price
Talking about pricesIf you make prices higher, you increase or raise them, and if you make them lower, you cut, lower or reduce them. If you say that prices are slashed, you mean they have been cut a lot.If prices are getting higher, you can say they are rising or soaring, and if they are getting lower, you can say they are falling. If you quote a price, you say you will do something or sell something for that price, and if youcharge a price, that is how much someone must pay you.If you decide how much things should cost, you set prices. If something is sold for a particular amount, it fetches that price. To talk about how much things cost, you can say that prices start at a particular amount, or that prices range from one amount to another. The retail price for something is the amount it costs in a store, and the wholesale price is the amount it costs to buy a large quantity of it.
price in Retail2
(praɪs)
Word forms: (present) prices, (past) priced, (perfect) priced, (progressive) pricing
verb
(Retail: Pricing)
To price goods is to apply a price, or a price tag, to them.
It's unlikely that the new generation of phones can ever be priced below the $200 level that has spurred sales of earlier versions.
They came to the market with competitively priced clothing and footwear.
To price goods is to apply a price, or a price tag, to them.
price in Accounting
(praɪs)
Word forms: (regular plural) prices
noun
(Accounting: Basic)
The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.
It was alleged that they sold securities at a loss and then repurchased them by prioragreement at the same or slightly higher prices.
There are still big variations in the prices charged for the same car model in different European countries.
The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.
Talking about pricesIf you make prices higher, you increase or raise them, and if you make them lower, you cut, lower or reduce them. If you say that prices are slashed, you mean they have been cut a lot.If prices are getting higher, you can say they are rising or soaring, and if they are getting lower, you can say they are falling.If you quote a price, you say you will do something or sell something for that price, and if youcharge a price, that is how much someone must pay you.If you decide how much things should cost, you set prices. If something is sold for a particular amount, it fetches that price.To talk about how much things cost, you can say that prices start at a particular amount, or that prices range from one amount to another.The retail price for something is the amount it costs in a store, and the wholesale price is the amount it costs to buy a large quantity of it.
More idioms containing
price
at any price
at a price
everyone has their price
COBUILD Collocations
price
affordable price
cheap price
global price
normal price
reasonable price
right price
same price
Examples of 'price' in a sentence
price
There is a price on his head and suggestions he would be done at prayers.
The Sun (2016)
The devaluation of sterling since may push prices higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Prices are fixed by the government and cannot be raised above a certain limit.
The Sun (2016)
It appears to have been energised by recent rises in oil prices and potential for further hikes.
The Sun (2016)
The price is also competitive because the elements of the system are bundled.
Computing (2010)
Drivers are being hit with the most expensive petrol prices in more than two years.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Retailers have had no choice but to reflect these dramatic increases in the prices they charge at the pumps.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What will happen to house prices?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The property has to be priced at less than 600,000.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This may be because they feel they have to work harder to pay off the higher prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They offer a much wider investment choice at a comparable price.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Prices are per person for two people sharing a standard room on the board basis shown.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Current shareholders fear that the issue of additional equity may depress prices further.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Critics warn they are fuelling house price.
The Sun (2014)
All prices are fixed and no bargaining is required.
Delaforce, Patrick Collins Traveller, Brittany (1993)
Why has the oil price risen so much?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You must make sure that competitive pricing earns sufficient returns for your business.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The results show a huge increase in pricing across many cities.
The Sun (2013)
The prices of various things have been revised in various years and are therefore incompatible.
Aganbegyan, Abel Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990)
Whether consumers benefit depends entirely on whether shops decide to reduce their prices by that amount.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They cost twice the price of an apple.
Joanna Blythman SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)
Nor is there any evidence that the price of petrol at the pumps has been affected.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Both are about half the price they were a year ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
One of their trainees could do your treatments at half the normal price or less.
The Sun (2013)
The price you pay is having to give up your anonymity.
The Sun (2014)
That alone is worth the ticket price.
The Sun (2014)
It paid a high price for it.
Shubert, Adrian A Social History of Modern Spain (1991)
These were caused by the raising of prices without comparable wage increases.
Thackrah, J. R. Twentieth Century History - Basic Facts (1985)
Prices are per person for two people sharing a luxury room.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The deepening slump in house prices continues to be a key factor in undermining growth and future prospects.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Be sure your lover and the relationship is going to be worth the price you both may have to pay.
The Sun (2009)
Regulation needs to be relaxed except for fixing the price of a second-class stamp.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Yet a recovery in asset values and oil prices from the second half of last year has given sovereign wealth funds considerably more firepower.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Quotations
There's no such thing as a free lunchMilton Friedmanbook title
You don't get something for nothing
In other languages
price
British English: price /praɪs/ NOUN
The price of something is the amount of money that you must pay to buy it.
House prices have risen in this area.
American English: price
Arabic: سِعْر
Brazilian Portuguese: preço
Chinese: 价格
Croatian: cijena
Czech: cena
Danish: pris beløb
Dutch: prijs wat iets kost
European Spanish: precio
Finnish: hinta tuotteen hinta
French: prix coût
German: Preis Kosten
Greek: τιμή αντίτιμο
Italian: prezzo
Japanese: 価格
Korean: 가격
Norwegian: pris
Polish: cena
European Portuguese: preço
Romanian: preț
Russian: цена
Latin American Spanish: precio
Swedish: pris varupris
Thai: ราคา
Turkish: fiyat
Ukrainian: ціна
Vietnamese: giá tiền
All related terms of 'price'
bid price
The bid price of a particular stock or share is the price that investors are willing to pay for it.
cut-price
Cut-price goods or services are cheaper than usual .
mid-price
at a medium or average price; not particularly expensive nor particularly cheap
off-price
designating or of retail stores , chains , etc. which sell high-quality merchandise , esp. clothing, at a price lower than the usual retail price
price cut
a reduction in the price of a good or service
price tag
If something has a price tag of a particular amount , that is the amount that you must pay in order to buy it.
price war
If competing companies are involved in a price war , they each try to gain an advantage by lowering their prices as much as possible in order to sell more of their products and damage their competitors financially.
base price
a price quoted as a base without including additional charges
book price
the value of a car as defined by the manufacturers or other accredited organization
bride price
(in some societies ) money, property, or services given by a bridegroom to the kinsmen of his bride in order to establish his rights over the woman
cash price
the price of goods, currencies , or securities that are offered for immediate delivery and payment
cheap price
The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.
cost price
If something is sold at cost price , it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it.
cover price
the price of a newspaper or magazine
fixed-price
having a price that does not change
floor price
a minimum price required of an item being auctioned
guide price
a speculative price for something not yet offered for sale
half-price
If something is half-price , it costs only half what it usually costs.
issue price
The issue price of shares is the price at which they are offered for sale when they first become available to the public.
list price
The list price of an item is the price which the manufacturer suggests that a shopkeeper should charge for it.
offer price
The offer price for a particular stock or share is the price that the person selling it says that they want for it.
price break
a reduction in price , esp for bulk purchase
price check
A price check is an investigation of the prices charged by different retailers for the same goods to find the best value.
price hike
A hike is a sudden or large increase in prices, rates, taxes , or quantities.
price index
→ index (sense 5 ) index (sense 5b )
price limit
the maximum that somebody is prepared to pay for something
price list
a list of the prices of a good or service
price point
The price point of a product is the price that it sells for.
price range
the notional range of prices someone is prepared to pay for something
price ring
a group of traders formed to maintain the prices of their goods
right price
The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.
sale price
the price at which something sells or is sold at after its price has been reduced
same price
The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.
share price
the price of an individual share in a company
spot price
the price of goods, currencies , or securities that are offered for immediate delivery and payment
trade price
the price paid for goods by a retailer to a manufacturer or wholesaler
unit price
a price for foodstuffs , etc, stated or shown as the cost per unit, as per pound , per kilogram , per dozen, etc
upset price
the price fixed as the minimum at which something will be sold at an auction
what price
You use what price in front of a word or expression that refers to something happening when you want to ask how likely it is to happen . You usually do this to emphasize either that it is very likely or very unlikely .
asking price
The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
at a price
If you can buy something that you want at a price , it is for sale , but it is extremely expensive .
bargain price
a low price
beyond price
invaluable or priceless
ceiling price
the top price
closing price
On the stock exchange, the closing price of a share is its price at the end of a day's business.
factory price
the price quoted for manufactured goods for pickup at the gate of a factory , before certain handling , shipping, and similar costs
global price
The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.
hammer price
the price offered as the winning bid in a public auction
landed price
the price when delivered
market price
the prevailing price , as determined by supply and demand , at which goods, services, etc, may be bought or sold
Chinese translation of 'price'
price
(praɪs)
n(c/u)
价(價)格 (jiàgé) (种(種), zhǒng)
vt
[goods]定价(價) (dìngjià)
what is the price of ... ? ... 多少钱(錢)？ ( ... duōshao qián?)
to go up or rise in price涨(漲)价(價) (zhǎngjià)
you can't put a price on friendship/your health友谊(誼)/健康无(無)价(價) (yǒuyì/jiànkāng wújià)
to pay a high price for sth (fig) 为(為)某事付出很高代价(價) (wèi mǒushì fùchū hěn gāo dàijià)
it's a small price to pay for freedom这(這)是为(為)自由付出的小小代价(價) (zhè shì wèi zìyóu fùchū de xiǎoxiǎo dàijià)
at a price以很高代价(價) (yǐ hěn gāo dàijià)
what price he'll change his mind?他改变(變)主意的可能性有多少？ (tā gǎibiàn zhǔyi de kěnéngxìng yǒu duōshao?)
to be priced at定价(價)为(為) (dìngjià wéi)
to price o.s. out of the market漫天要价(價)以至无(無)人问(問)津 (màntiān yàojià yǐzhì wú rén wènjīn)
All related terms of 'price'
cut-price
削价(價)的 xuējià de [ 美 = cut-rate ]
half price
半价(價)的 bànjià de
price list
价(價)目表 jiàmùbiǎo [ 个(個) gè ]
price range
价(價)格范(範)围(圍) jiàgé fànwéi
asking price
▶ the asking price 索价(價) suǒjià
at a price
以很高代价(價) yǐ hěn gāo dàijià
retail price
零售价(價) língshòujià
a price/name tag
价(價)格/姓名标(標)签(籤) jiàgé/xìngmíng biāoqiān
the asking price
索价(價) suǒjià
a tax/price increase
加税(稅)/价(價) jiā shuì/jià
the going rate/price
现(現)行率/时(時)价(價) xiànxínglǜ/shíjià
"half price to clear"
"半价(價)清仓(倉)" "bànjià qīngcāng"
included in the price
包括在价(價)格内(內) bāokuò zài jiàgé nèi
price/planning etc controls
价(價)格/规(規)划(劃) 等 管制 jiàgé/guīhuà děng guǎnzhì
the price of meat is down
( lower ) 肉的价(價)格下降了 ròu de jiàgé xiàjiàng le
we got it for half price
我们(們)半价(價)买(買)的 wǒmen bànjià mǎi de
we sold them at half price
我们(們)把它们(們)半价(價)卖(賣)了 wǒmen bǎ tāmen bànjià mài le