price
noun [ C ]
MONEY, FINANCE uk/praɪs/ usthe amount of money for which something is sold or offered for sale:
at/for a price We managed to purchase the business for a reasonable price.
house/oil/share prices Large increases in house prices have given a strong boost to consumer spending.
During the last week of May, share prices surged.
a competitive/fair/reasonable price The company hopes to sell its biofuel at a competitive price.
a high/low price They sold the property for a high price.
falling/rising prices Falling prices should be good news for textile producers.
agree/agree on a price It took some time before we could agree on a price
increase/put up/raise prices They're quite willing to raise prices when there are more people wanting to buy something than there are units available for sale.
cut/reduce/slash prices Companies are slashing prices in an attempt to attract customers who are reluctant to spend.
price increases/reductions/rises A spokesman confirmed that the price increases would take effect from next month.
a price of $50/£300/€10,000, etc. The stocks reached a price of $25.
The plumber will estimate how long the work will take and give the customer a price for labor.
Some retailers are still selling the goods at full price.
at/for a price
for a lot of money:
Almost anything can be fixed for a price.
put a price on sth
to say how much something costs, or is worth:
The latest development makes it difficult to put a price on other bonds and loans.
Staff loyalty is something that you can't really put a price on.
See also
actual price
after-hours price
adjusted share price
ask price
asked price
asking price
bargain-priced
basic price
below-cost price
best price
bid price
buying price
cash price
catalogue price
closing price
consumer prices
cost price
current price
cut-price
delivered price
demand price
discount price
equilibrium price
exercise price
factor price
factory price
firm price
fixed price
floor price
forward price
guaranteed price
guide price
half price
inflation-adjusted price
initial price
intervention price
invoice price
issue price
law of one price
list price
low-price
manufacturer's recommended price
market price
market clearing price
median price
net price
nominal price
offering price
offer price
official price
off-price
opening price
package price
per subscriber price
physical price
popular price
premium price
producer price
producer price index
pump price
purchase price
recommended retail price
reservation price
reserve price
retail price
retail price index
sale price
selling price
share price
soft price
spot price
sticker price
stock price
street price
strike price
striking price
subsidized price
suggested retail price
supply price
support price
threshold price
trade price
transfer price
unit price
upset price
wholesale price
wide price
price
verb [ T ]
uk/praɪs/ us COMMERCE, MARKETING
to decide the price of a particular product or service:
price sth at sth With tickets priced at $300 a person, proceeds from the event are to be given to charity.
Many stocks are priced as if oil were still $28 to $30 a barrel.
price sth high/low The sales team felt that the new product had been priced too low.
attractively/competitively priced The major mining stocks look attractively priced, and our recommendation is to buy.
moderately/reasonably priced The sales staff always stay at a moderately priced hotel.
See also
bargain-priced
mid-priced
overpriced
underpriced
(also price sth up)
to compare prices of similar products or services:
We priced up the various systems on offer before deciding to go for this one.
COMMERCE (also price sth up)
to put a ticket or label on goods in a store to show how much they cost:
All these items need pricing up before they go on display.
The gadget had been wrongly priced by the store, but they agreed to sell it to me for the price on the label.
price yourself/sb/sth out of the market
COMMERCE
to charge so much for a product or service that people cannot or do not want to buy it:
By setting the price at that level we had effectively priced ourselves out of the market.
With house prices and mortgage rates so high, first-time buyers are effectively priced out of the market.
Phrasal verb
price sth in