Price Money Pay I Sell Praɪs Worth Paying

• boat for sale, price £8 000
• house/oil/share prices
• rising/falling prices
• to increase/lower/reduce prices

price

1. the amount of money that you have to pay for something
• SEE ALSO asking price
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/asking-price
• 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.
• 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.
• Most new technology comes down in price with time.
• a rise/an increase/a fall/a drop in price
• They sell quality art supplies at discount prices.
• I don't think you'll be able to sell it for that price.
• price rises/increases/hikes/cuts

Extra Examples

• 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.
2. 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.
• 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.
• Being recognized wherever you go is the price you pay for being famous.
• His success came at a high price.
3. the numbers that tell you how much money you will receive if the horse that you bet on wins the race
• SYNONYM odds
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/odds
• Six to one is a good price for that horse.
4. whatever the cost or the difficulties may be
• We want peace at any price.
5. costing a lot of money
• You can buy strawberries all year round, but at a price.
• Food is available, at a price.
6. involving something unpleasant
• He'll help you—at a price!
7. extremely valuable or important
8. 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.
9. you can persuade anyone to do something by giving them more money or something that they want
10. 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!
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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?
15. used to say that something seems unlikely
• What price England winning the World Cup?

Word Origin

• Middle 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.