price
noun /praɪs/
/praɪs/
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you have to pay for something
- Boat for sale, price £8 000
- house/oil/share prices
- rising/falling prices
- to increase/lower/reduce prices
- We will have to raise ticket prices.
- The company has announced that it is cutting prices.
- In the past year, house prices have fallen.
- The price of crude oil has risen over the last few months.
- price for something to charge a high/reasonable/low price for something
- to pay/charge a price for something
- He managed to get a good price for the car.
- Retail prices for food at the supermarket rose just under two per cent in the first quarter.
- Can you give me a price for the work (= tell me how much you will charge)?
- Children over five must pay (the) full price for the ticket.
- I'm only buying it if it's the right price (= a price that I think is reasonable).
- How much are these? They don't have a price on them.
- in price Most new technology comes down in price with time.
- a rise/an increase/a fall/a drop in price
- at a price They sell quality art supplies at discount prices.
- for a price I don't think you'll be able to sell it for that price.
- price rises/increases/hikes/cuts
Synonyms pricepricesee also asking price, closing price, cost price, cut-price, half-price, hammer price, market price, list price, purchase price, selling price, sticker price- cost
- value
- expense
- worth
- price the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service:
- house prices
- How much are these? They don’t have a price on them.
- I can’t afford it at that price.
- cost the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do something:
- A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000.
- value how much something is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged:
- The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000.
- expense the money that you spend on something; something that makes you spend money:
- The garden was transformed at great expense.
- Running a car is a big expense.
- worth the financial value of somebody/something:
- He has a personal net worth of $10 million.
- the high price/cost/value
- the real/true price/cost/value/worth
- to put/set a price/value on something
- to increase/reduce the price/cost/value/expense
- to raise/double/lower the price/cost/value
- to cut the price/cost
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessa1, Shoppinga1, Moneya1- House prices went up by 5 per cent last year.
- I can't afford it at that price.
- I got a number of suppliers to quote me their best prices.
- The painting could break the record for the highest price paid for a work by the artist.
- There has been a massive increase in prices charged by bus companies.
- If prices slump further, the farmers will starve.
- It's always worth comparing prices before you buy.
- Oil is set in go up in price.
- Prices go from $30 for the standard model to $150 for the de luxe version.
- Prices soared during the war.
- Property in the area is now fetching ridiculously high prices.
- The average price per gallon was $2.09.
- The campaign urged retailers to drop their prices.
- The car has a base price of $28 640.
- The deal would boost gas prices.
- The price of fuel is prohibitive.
- The suggested retail price of the DVD is $19.99.
- These computers range in price from £1 300 to £2 000.
- They charge exorbitant prices for their goods.
- They sell cars at fixed prices, with no haggling.
- We need to adjust our prices to reflect our actual costs.
- We sell quality tools at the right price.
- The price includes dinner, bed and breakfast.
- It took eight clicks to find the price list.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exorbitant
- high
- inflated
- …
- command
- fetch
- go for
- …
- climb
- double
- go up
- …
- level
- range
- hike
- …
- at a/the price
- in price
- a drop in price
- a fall in price
- a reduction in price
- …
- [singular] the unpleasant things that you must do or experience in order to achieve something or as a result of achieving something
- Criticism is part of the price of leadership.
- price for something Loneliness is a high price to pay for independence in your old age.
- Giving up his job was a small price to pay for his children's happiness.
- The team paid a heavy price for its lack of preparation.
- price for doing something Being recognized wherever you go is the price you pay for being famous.
- at a… price His success came at a high price.
- [countable] (in horse racing) the numbers that tell you how much money you will receive if the horse that you bet on wins the race synonym odds
- Six to one is a good price for that horse.
Word OriginMiddle English: the noun from Old French pris, from Latin pretium ‘value, reward’; the verb, a variant (by assimilation to the noun) of earlier prise ‘estimate the value of’ (see prize). Compare with praise.
Idioms
at any price
- whatever the cost or the difficulties may be
- We want peace at any price.
at a price
- costing a lot of money
- You can buy strawberries all year round, but at a price.
- Food is available, at a price.
- involving something unpleasant
- He'll help you—at a price!
beyond price
- (formal or literary) extremely valuable or important
cheap at the price
(also cheap at twice the price)
(also British English, humorous cheap at half the price)
- so good or useful that the cost does not seem too much
- To buy all the recommended equipment is expensive, but as an investment for the future it is cheap at the price.
everyone has their price
- (saying) you can persuade anyone to do something by giving them more money or something that they want
not at any price
- used to say that no amount of money would persuade you to do or to sell something
- I wouldn't work for her again—not at any price!
pay the/a penalty/price (for something/for doing something)
- to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or something you have done
- He looked terrible this morning. I think he's paying the penalty for all those late nights.
- They're now paying the price for past mistakes.
- She thinks that any inconvenience is a price worth paying for living in such a beautiful place.
Extra Examples- He's now paying the penalty for his misspent youth.
- If Mac had killed Caroline, then he was going to make him pay the price.
a price on somebody’s head
- an amount of money that is offered for capturing or killing somebody
- Ever since he killed the gang’s leader, there has been a price on his head.
put a price on something
- to say how much money something valuable is worth
- They haven't yet put a price on the business.
- You can't put a price on that sort of loyalty.
- You can't put a price on happiness.
what price…? (British English, informal)
- used to say that you think that something you have achieved may not be worth all the problems and difficulties it causes
- What price fame and fortune?
- used to say that something seems unlikely
- What price England winning the World Cup?