sharp price
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsharpandprice
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sharp
adjective
uk/ʃɑːp/us/ʃɑːrp/
having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole ...
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price
noun[C]
uk/praɪs/us/praɪs/
the amount of money for which something ...
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(Definition ofsharpandpricefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsharp price
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After asharppriceincrease, the market collapses quickly again, but even after the crash, the market remains overvalued.
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Nevertheless, thesharppricefluctuations in the postwar cycle will have lowered ex-post real money growth in 1920, and raised it in 1921.
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The violent immediate postwar cycle had been accompanied by extremelysharppriceadjustments, yet equilibrium had been rapidly restored.
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In previous periods of history, periods ofsharppricerises have been followed by falling prices and money has regained its value.
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So far, few garages have run out of petrol and there have been only isolated reports ofsharppriceincreases.
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The average price of petrol moved up only marginally during the tanker drivers' dispute and there were only isolated reports ofsharppriceincreases.
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Aftersharppriceincreases, as buyers competed for supplies for the first time, milk prices returned to their previous levels.
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I understand the concern about and, in some cases, the difficulty that can be caused bysharppriceincreases in what for many is an essential commodity.
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I freely admit the immense damage caused by verysharppricerises, but the solution to that problem has to be sought internationally and not nationally.
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A series ofsharppriceincreases occurred, with the newsstand cost of each issue rising to 30, 35, and ultimately close to $1 per issue.
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