- price
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ exorbitant, high, inflated, prohibitive, steep▪
They charge exorbitant prices for their goods.
▪The price of fuel is prohibitive.
▪ rising, soaring▪ falling▪ cheap, low▪ bargain, budget, discounted, knock-down (BrE), reduced, rock-bottom▪designer clothes at bargain prices
▪ affordable, attractive, competitive, decent, fair, reasonable, right▪We sell quality tools at the right price.
▪ good▪I managed to get a good price for my old car.
▪ average▪ asking, purchase▪What's the asking price for this house?
▪You need to pay a deposit of 10% of the purchase price of the property.
▪ recommended (esp. BrE), suggested (esp. AmE)▪The suggested retail price of the DVD is $19.99.
▪ retail, sale, sales, selling▪ wholesale▪ cost (esp. BrE)▪They are selling off summer shoes at cost price.
▪ base (esp. AmE)▪The car has a base price of $28 640.
▪ full, half▪Children travel half price until age ten.
▪ fixed▪They sell cars at fixed prices, with no haggling.
▪ market▪This website tells you the market price of all makes of second-hand car.
▪ admission, ticket▪admission prices at the museum
▪ consumer▪ bond, commodity, gold, share (esp. BrE), stock (esp. AmE)▪ food▪ house, housing (esp. AmE), land, property (esp. BrE), real estate (esp. AmE)▪ electricity, energy, fuel, gas, gasoline (AmE), oil, petrol (BrE)VERB + PRICE▪ command, fetch, go for▪Property in the area is now fetching ridiculously high prices.
▪ give sb, quote sb▪I got a number of suppliers to quote me their best prices.
▪ agree, agree on, negotiate▪Banding together allows growers to negotiate a better price for their crop.
▪ charge, fix, set▪ compare▪It's always worth comparing prices before you buy.
▪ boost, double, increase, push up, raise▪The deal would boost gas prices.
▪ bring down, cut, drop, lower, mark down, push down, reduce, slash▪The campaign urged retailers to drop their prices.
▪ adjust▪We need to adjust our prices to reflect our actual costs.
▪ go up in, increase in, rise in▪Oil is set in go up in price.
▪ come down in▪ range in, vary in▪These computers range in price from £1 300 to £2 000.
▪ undercutPRICE + VERB▪ climb, double, go up, increase, jump, rise, shoot up, skyrocket, soar, spike (esp. AmE)▪House prices went up by 5% last year.
▪Prices soared during the war.
▪ collapse, drop, fall, go down, plummet, plunge, slump, tumble▪If prices slump further, the farmers will starve.
▪ fluctuate, swing▪ go from … to … , range from … to … , start at, vary▪Prices go from $30 for the standard model to $150 for the de luxe version.
PRICE + NOUN▪ level, range▪ hike (informal), increase, rise, spike▪ cut, drop▪ change, fluctuation, movement, volatility▪ stability▪ war▪ tag▪I got a shock when I looked at the price tag.
▪ list▪ index▪the share price index
PREPOSITION▪ at a/the price▪Food is available, at a price (= at a high price).
▪I can't afford it at that price.
▪ in price▪Cigarettes have remained stable in price for some time.
PHRASES▪ a drop in price, a fall in price, a reduction in price▪ an increase in price, a rise in price▪ pay a heavy price (for sth), pay a high price (for sth), pay the price (for sth)▪The team paid a heavy price for its lack of preparation.
▪ place a price on sth, put a price on sth▪You can't put a price on happiness.
▪ the price of freedom, success, etc. (= the unpleasant things you must suffer to have freedom, success, etc.)▪ price per gallon, pound, etc.▪The average price per gallon was $2.09.
▪ a small price to pay (for sth)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The cost of a policy premium is a small price to pay for peace of mind.
verb be pricedADVERB▪ exorbitantly, highly, outrageously▪ aggressively, cheaply▪ affordably, attractively, competitively, economically, fairly, moderately, modestly, realistically, reasonably, sensibly▪a wide range of competitively priced office furniture
▪ comparatively, similarly▪It has a much longer battery life than other comparatively priced laptops.
▪ accordingly▪This is considered a luxury item and is priced accordingly.
PREPOSITION▪ at▪The car is priced at $60 000.
▪ between▪Tickets for the concert are priced between £15 and £35.
▪ from, to▪The kits are priced from £8.50 to £20.
PHRASES▪ be priced high, be priced low▪The house was priced much too high.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
