Price | Mean of price in English Dictionary
/ˈpraɪs/
- Noun
- the amount of money that you pay for something or that something costs
- oil/gas prices
- You paid a high/low/reasonable price for the car.
- We bought the house at a good price.
- Can you give me a price for the car? [=can you tell me how much the car costs?]
- If the price is right/reasonable, I'll buy it. = If it's the right price, I'll buy it.
- The price of milk rose/increased/fell/dropped.
- With the coupon you can buy two loaves of bread for the price of one. [=for the same amount of money it costs to buy one]
- I won't sell the house. Not at any price! [=I won't sell the house no matter how much money someone offers me for it]
- High-definition television sets should come down in price over the next few years. [=they should start to cost less over the next few years]
- What is the difference in price between the two cars?
- Children who are older than 12 years old have to pay full price. [=the main or highest price]
- Air-conditioning is included in the car's base price. [=the basic price you pay for something without adding anything extra]
- price cuts/increases
- a price list for computer components
- the thing that is lost, damaged, or given up in order to get or do something
- A loss of privacy is often the price (you pay) for being famous.
- Giving up alcohol was a small price (to pay) for keeping his family together.
- Five years in prison is a high price (to pay) for one mistake.
- We won the war, but at what price? [=did we lose or give up too much in order to win the war?]
- What price glory/fame? [=is glory/fame worth what you have to lose or give up in order to get it?]
- the amount of money needed to persuade someone to do something
- I know he said he wouldn't do it, but I think it's just a matter of finding his price.
- an amount of money that will be given to anyone who kills or captures someone
- The group's leader has been in hiding since the government put a price on his head.
- for any amount of money
- We think it's the best education you can get at any price.
- I wouldn't work for her again. Not at any price.
- without caring about what might be lost or given up
- people who want peace at any price
- by losing or giving up something or doing something unpleasant
- Success came at a price.
- for a very large amount of money
- The chocolate is available by mail order, but at a price. [=it is expensive to have the chocolate mailed to you]
- extremely valuable or important
- Her friendship is a treasure beyond price. [=a priceless treasure]
- to ask for a particular amount of money for (something you are selling)
- The owners have not yet put a price on the house.
- to say how important or valuable something is
- You can't put a price on true love.
- The teachers there really care about the students, and I don't think you can put a price on (something like) that.
- Verb
- to say or decide how much something costs
- They priced the house too high.
- The house is priced too high.
- The computer is priced at $2,000.
- a reasonably priced car
- high-priced televisions [=expensive televisions]
- to put a price on (something)
- Workers quickly priced the new merchandise.
- to learn the price of (something that you are thinking about buying)
- I've been pricing TVs [=comparing the prices of different TVs] and I know which one we should buy.
- to make the price of something too high for (someone)
- The high rents are pricing some people out of the market.
- to make the price of your services, products, etc., too high
- If your fee is too high, you may find that you've priced yourself out of the market. [=people may stop wanting to pay for your services because they cost too much]