price

price1 [ praıs ] noun ***

1. ) count the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy something:

They charge the same prices in all their restaurants.

The cameras range in price from $150 to over $600.

The price per person goes down for groups of more than ten people.

price of: We can expect further increases in the price of electricity.

low/high price: Oil was at its lowest price in 30 years.

half/full price: For a limited period only, all our carpets are being sold at half price.

a ) at/for a price for a lot of money:

They'll do the work for you, at a price.

2. ) singular the disadvantages or bad experiences that are a necessary part of achieving something you want:

the high price of fame/success

pay the price (for something): They have paid a terrible price for ignoring the crisis for too long.

Lamont famously described high unemployment as a price worth paying for economic stability.

at a price: For some of these young athletes, success comes at a heavy price.

at what price?: She has fulfilled her dream, but at what price?

at any price

1. ) if you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if this brings severe problems or suffering

2. ) if you refuse to do something at any price, you refuse to do it, even for a lot of money or other benefits

everyone has their price

used for saying that people will do anything if they are paid enough money or given what they want

a price on someone's head

an amount of money that has been offered as a reward for catching or killing someone

put a price (tag) on something

to state the value of something that cannot be calculated in financial terms:

You can't put a price on her unique creative talent.

what price...?

1. ) used for asking whether something someone that has achieved was worth all the problems it caused:

What price a peace settlement now?

2. ) used for saying that you think something is very unlikely to happen:

What price a reprieve for Scotland in tonight's final?

price

price 2 [ praıs ] verb transitive **

1. ) usually passive to set the price of a product or service:

The shares were too highly priced.

be priced at/below/above etc.: The farmhouse is priced at $300,000.

a ) to mark a product in a store, for example with a label, to show how much it costs

2. ) to compare prices at different stores or companies before you buy something

price yourself out of the market

to charge such high prices for your products that customers stop buying them