price
Từ điển Collocation
price noun
ADJ. exorbitant, high, inflated, prohibitive, steep | low | bargain, budget designer clothes at bargain prices | attractive, 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 per cent of the purchase price of the property. | retail, sale, selling | cost They are selling off summer shoes at cost price. | full, half Children travel half price until age ten. | market This website tells you the market price of all makes of second-hand car. | admission admission prices at the museum | consumer | commodity, food, house, land, property, share | electricity, energy, fuel, oil, petrol
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. | charge, set | increase, push up, raise | bring down, cut, lower, mark down, push down, reduce, slash | 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. | undercut
PRICE + VERB go up, rise, shoot up, skyrocket, soar House prices went up by 5 per cent last year. Prices soared during the war. | drop, fall, go down, slump If prices slump further, the farmers will starve. | go from … to … , range from … to … , start at Prices go from $30 for the standard model to $150 for the deluxe version.
PRICE + NOUN level, range | increase, rise | cut | change, movement | war | tag I got a shock when I looked at the price tag. | list | index the share price index
PREP. at a/the ~ Food is available, at a price [= at a high price]. I can't afford it at that price. | in ~ Cigarettes have remained stable in price for some time.
PHRASES a drop/a fall/a reduction in price, an increase/a rise in price, pay a heavy price [for sth] The team paid a heavy price for its
lack of preparation. | place/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.], a small price to pay [for sth] The cost of a policy premium is a small price to pay for peace of mind.
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FINANCIAL:
indicators ~ be down/up With the share price down at 234p, it might be time to start buying. The CAC index was up 18.84 points.
~ reach sth, stand at sth Consumer confidence reached a 30-year high. Second quarter sales stood at £ 18 billion.
~ be/remain unchanged The 100 Share Index remained unchanged at 5297.
~ gain [sth] The share gained 19 cents to close at 4.38.
~ suffer [sth] Profit margins suffered when the company lowered prices to remain competitive.
~ climb, edge up, go up, increase [ ~ increase in value for currencies], jump, rise, rocket, shoot up, skyrocket, soar [+ by, from, to or no preposition] Earnings per share climbed from 3.5p to 5.1p. The pound has increased in value relative to the euro. Profits have shot up by a staggering 25%. Oil prices have skyrocketed.
~ come/go down, crash, decline, decrease [ ~ decrease in value for currencies], dive, drop, fall, plummet, plunge, shrink, slip, slump [+ by, from, to or no preposition] Banana exports crashed nearly 50%. The pound fell to a 14-year low against the dollar. Net income plummeted to USD 3.7 million.
Từ điển WordNet
- the amount of money needed to purchase something; terms, damage
the price of gasoline
he got his new car on excellent terms
how much is the damage?
- the property of having material worth [often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold]; monetary value, cost
the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver
he puts a high price on his services
he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection
- value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; cost,
toll
the cost in human life was enormous
the price of success is hard work
what price glory?
- the high value or worth of something
her price is far above rubies
- a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal
the cattle thief has a price on his head
- cost of bribing someone
they say that every politician has a price
- United States operatic soprano [born 1927]; Price, Leontyne Price, Mary Leontyne Price
n.
- determine the price of
The grocer priced his wares high
- ascertain or learn the price of
Have you priced personal computers lately?
v.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
prices|priced|pricing
syn.: amount charge cost expense rate value worth