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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.PER CENT (for more verbs), verb be priced ADV. highly | attractively, competitively, economically, fairly, moderately, modestly, realistically, reasonably, sensibly a wide range of competitively priced office furniture | accordingly This is considered a luxury item and is priced accordingly. PREP. 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/low The house was priced much too high.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + price
high
• House prices in the UK are very high.
low
• With such low prices, there are lots of eager buyers.
reasonable
(= not too high )
• The price was reasonable for such good food.
fair
• I am sure we can agree on a fair price.
astronomical
(= extremely high )
• Many fans paid astronomical prices for their tickets.
exorbitant/extortionate
(= much too high )
• £10,000 seemed an exorbitant price for the rug.
inflated
(= higher than is usual or reasonable )
• People seem willing to pay inflated prices for houses in central London.
house/food/oil etc prices
• A poor harvest led to higher food prices.
a good price
(= quite high )
• Did you get a good price for your car?
a bargain price
( also a knockdown/giveaway price ) (= much lower than usual )
• We sell quality cars at bargain prices. • The house is available at a knockdown price of $195,000.
the market price
(= the price of something on a market at a particular time )
• We think the stock’s current market price is too high.
the asking price
(= the amount of money that someone is asking for when they are selling something, especially a house )
• The property is worth more than the asking price.
the purchase price
formal (= the price that someone pays when they buy something, especially a house )
• You can obtain a loan for up to 90% of the purchase price.
the retail price
(= the price that the public pays for something in a shop )
• Tax is 40% of the retail price of a typical bottle of wine.
the wholesale price
(= the price that a business such as a shop pays to buy something )
• Wholesale coffee prices have fallen.
verbs
a price goes up/rises/increases
• When supplies go down, prices tend to go up.
a price goes down/falls/decreases
• In real terms, the price of clothes has fallen over the last ten years.
a price shoots up/soars/rockets
(= increases quickly by a large amount )
• The price of oil soared in the 1970s.
prices fluctuate
(= keep going up and down )
• Gas prices have continued to fluctuate in recent months.
prices start from £200/$300 etc
• Ticket prices start from £39.00.
prices range from £30 to £65 etc
• Over 1,000 paintings will be shown with prices ranging from £50 to £5,000.
put up/increase/raise a price
• Manufacturers have had to put their prices up.
cut/lower/reduce a price
• The company recently cut the price of its best-selling car.
slash a price
(= reduce it by a very large amount )
• Many carpet stores have slashed prices to bring in customers.
fix a price
(= decide on it, sometimes illegally with others )
• Publishers are not permitted to fix prices with one another.
agree on a price
• Now all we need to do is agree on a price.
pay a good/low etc price
• I paid a very reasonable price for my guitar.
get a good/reasonable etc price
(= be paid a particular amount for something )
• Farmers now get a decent price for their crop.
fetch a good/high etc price
British English , bring a good, high etc price American English (= be sold for a particular amount of money )
• I’m sure the painting would fetch a good price in London.
price + NOUN
a price rise/increase
• Consumers are facing more fuel price rises.
a price cut/reduction
• Holiday sales were down, even with drastic price cuts.
a price freeze
(= when prices are kept at the same level by a company or by the government )
• A price freeze on nine basic goods was announced on June 14.
PHRASES
a fall/drop in prices
• Poor demand led to a sharp drop in prices.
a rise in prices
• The sharp rise in wholesale food prices will have to be passed onto customers.
phrases
in/outside sb’s price range
(= used when saying that someone can/cannot afford to pay for something )
• Unfortunately, there was nothing in our price range.
COMMON ERRORS
>>> Do not say ' a convenient price '. Say a reasonable price or a fair price .
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verbs
pay a price
(= suffer )
• We paid a heavy price for our mistakes this season.
come at a price
( also come at a high price ) (= involve suffering or a bad result )
• She won fame, but it came at a high price.
exact a price
formal (= make someone suffer )
• The success of the nation’s businesses has exacted a dreadful price from the people.
adjectives
a high price
• Smokers often pay a high price in terms of their health.
a heavy price
• Any country breaking international law will be made to pay a heavy price.
a terrible price
• The sport can exact a terrible price from its participants.
phrases
something is a small price to pay
(= something is worth suffering in order to achieve something more important )
• Changing his job would be a small price to pay to keep his marriage intact.
adverbs
highly priced
(= expensive )
• The clothes shops all seemed to be full of highly priced designer clothes.
reasonably priced
(= not too expensive )
• The food was good and reasonably priced.
moderately priced
(= not expensive )
• On the outskirts of many towns, you will find moderately priced motels.
competitively/keenly priced
(= not expensive compared with similar things )
• Lower costs meant that Japanese exports remained competitively priced.
modestly priced
(= cheap )
• There are some very modestly priced artificial plants to be had.
attractively priced
(= not expensive )
• These figurines are attractively priced at £32.
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