price
noun[C]
uk/praɪs/us/praɪs/A2[C]
theamountofmoneyfor which something issold:
价格，价钱The price ofoilhasrisensharply.油价急剧上涨。
Houseprices have beenfalling.房价一直在下跌。
Wethoughtthey wereaskinga veryhigh/lowprice.我们认为他们要价很高／低。
Thelargesupermarketsareofferingbigpricecuts.大超市在大减价。
C1[S]
theunpleasantresultsthat you mustacceptorexperiencefor getting or doing something:
代价Perhaps beingunpopularis the priceofsuccess.也许不受欢迎是成功的代价。
Anextrafewminutesat theairportisasmallpricetopayforsafetravel.在机场多呆几分钟是为安全旅行付出的小代价。
- The price ofpetrolwillriseby 5p agallonfromtomorrow.
- Shall Iinquireabout the price oftickets?
- The price ofPCshasfallenrecently.
- Therestaurantchargesshockinglyhigh prices foritsfood.
- There are acoupleofshopsintownwhichsellniceclothesataffordableprices.
Costs & expenses
- aliment
- all in
- blue book value
- book value
- carriage
- carrying charge
- cash flow
- expenditure
- fee
- gate money
- purchasing power
- special offer
- spend
- starting price
- sticker price
- sunk cost
- surcharge
- time is moneyidiom
- top rate
- transfer fee
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Outcomes and consequences
Grammar
Priceorprize?
Price /praɪs/ and prize /praɪz/ are nouns.…Idioms
at any price
at/for a price
not at any price
what price...?
price
verb
uk/praɪs/us/praɪs/C1[Toften passive]
to say what the price of something is:
给…定价，给…标价Thecaris pricedat£28,000.这辆车标价2.8万英镑。
There is alackofreasonablypricedhousingforrent.要价合理的出租房屋很紧缺。
to have a certain monetary value
- costHiring a car for the week will cost close to £300!
- beThe cakes were £1.50 each or two for £2.
- sell forThe tickets sell for £100 each.
- fetchThe medieval manuscript fetched a record-breaking £1.2 million at auction.
- go for somethingHouses around here usually go for about £500,000.
- set someone back (something)Phew, that ring looks like it set you back.
[T]
todiscoverhow much somethingcosts:
查明…的价格We went around all thetravelagentspricing the differenttours.我们走遍了各家旅行社询问各种旅游项目的价格。
- competitivelypricedgoods
- Thecompanymakes andretailsmoderatelypricedsportswear.
- Iboughtareasonablypricedradio.
- We've been pricing newkitchens.
- Ithinkyou need to price thingsslightlylowerif youwantto getridof themquickly.
Estimating value
- appraise
- appraiser
- book value
- cost
- costing
- de-index
- est.
- euro
- goodwill
- index of leading economic indicators
- pricing
- put a figure on itidiom
- putsomethingatsomething
- quote
- re-estimate
- recommended retail price
- RRP
- uncosted
- underestimate
- value
Idiom
priceyourselfout of the market
Phrasal verb
pricesomeoneout