price ceiling
noun[C]
ukusECONOMICS,GOVERNMENT
anupperlimitset by agovernmenton thepricethat can bechargedfor aproductorservice:
Recentincreasesin thepriceofgashaveleftmanyindividualsaskingfor apriceceilingon it.
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price floor
单词 | price ceiling |
释义 | price ceiling noun[C] ukusECONOMICS,GOVERNMENT anupperlimitset by agovernmenton thepricethat can bechargedfor aproductorservice: Recentincreasesin thepriceofgashaveleftmanyindividualsaskingfor apriceceilingon it. Compare price floor Examplesofprice ceilingprice ceiling If anypriceceilingwas imposed, the government was required to issue regulations and orders stabilizing wages in the affected industry. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Priceceilinghas been found to be of great importance in the house rent market. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A central bank might, for instance, allow a currency price to float freely between an upper and lower bound, apriceceilingand floor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, apriceceilingcan cause problems if imposed for a long period without controlled rationing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Now, the government determines apriceceilingof $6000. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It provides apriceceilingfor such services. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Thispriceceilingaffects supply and demand, creating a shortage of organs in the face of a growing demand. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, prolonged application of apriceceilingcan lead to black marketing and unrest in the supply side. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This illegal status of organ trade creates apriceceilingfor organs at zero dollars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are two primary forms of price control, apriceceiling, the maximum price that can be charged, and a price floor, the minimum price that can be charged. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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