price
gb/pɹˈaɪs/ us/pɹˈaɪs/
A1
English
~ 400
ár, beáraz
NOUN
A1
1
ár
A1
Usage pattern:
the price of [something]
The price of bread has gone up again.
Megint felment a kenyér ára.
I think the price is too high for such a small car.
Szerintem túl magas az ára egy ilyen kis autóhoz képest.
They lowered the price to attract more customers.
What’s the average price of a ticket?
We can’t afford the price they’re asking.
Learner examples
The price of the book is ten dollars.
A könyv ára tíz dollár.
That shop has a low price for milk.
Abban a boltban alacsony a tej ára.
I don’t like the high price of coffee here.
The price is on the label.
What is the price of this shirt?
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'price' with 'cost' when talking about effort or consequences; 'price' in this sense refers to money only.
Meaning
Cost of something in money
Collocations
high price
|low price
|pay the price
|price tag
|price increase
Synonyms
cost (Often interchangeable, though 'cost' can also refer to non-monetary effort or sacrifice.)
Antonyms
free (Indicates no payment is required, opposite of having a price.)
Themes
business
|daily life
|shopping
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definition
How much money you need to pay for something.
The amount of money that must be paid to purchase a good or service.
NOUN
B1
2
ár
B1
Usage pattern:
the price of [something]
He paid the price for ignoring the warnings.
Megfizette az árát annak, hogy figyelmen kívül hagyta a figyelmeztetéseket.
Freedom often comes at a high price.
A szabadságnak gyakran nagy ára van.
She knew the risks and accepted the price.
The team paid the ultimate price for their mistake.
Learner examples
He paid the price for his mistake.
Megfizette az árát a hibájának.
There is a high price for freedom.
A szabadságnak nagy ára van.
She paid the price for being late.
They paid the ultimate price in the war.
Common mistake:
Learners may take this meaning literally as money; here it is metaphorical and about sacrifice or consequence.
Meaning
Sacrifice for a desired outcome
Collocations
pay the price
|the high price of success
|the ultimate price
Synonyms
consequence (Focuses more on the result than on the sacrifice itself.)
Antonyms
reward (A positive gain rather than a cost or sacrifice.)
Themes
life
|consequences
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Something bad or difficult you must accept to get what you want.
Something that must be given, endured, or lost in order to achieve or obtain something else.
VERB
B1
3
beáraz
B2
Usage pattern:
to price [something] at [amount]
They priced the new phone at $699.
Az új telefont 699 dollárra árazták be.
The store priced the shoes too high and they didn’t sell well.
A bolt túl magasra árazta be a cipőket, ezért nem fogytak jól.
Make sure you price your products competitively.
Learner examples
The shop priced the apples at two dollars a kilo.
A bolt kilónként két dollárra árazta be az almát.
They priced the car too high.
Túl magasra árazták be az autót.
We will price these shirts at $15 each.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'price' as a verb with 'prize' (award). They sound similar but are unrelated in meaning.
Meaning
Set the cost of something
Collocations
price goods
|price items competitively
|price too high
Synonyms
value ('Value' can mean estimate worth, not necessarily set a selling cost.)
Antonyms
discount (To lower an already set price.)
Themes
business
|sales
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To say how much money something will cost.
To decide or state how much money should be charged for something.
Grammar
Dictionary form
price
IPA
GB/pɹˈaɪs/
US/pɹˈaɪs/
Syllables & stress
price (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (price)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: price
- Plural: price, prices
Verb
- Base: price
- 3rd Person Singular: prices
- Present Participle: pricing
- Past: priced
Word family
Forms
prices
noun
pricing
verb
priced
verb
Core family
pricey
adjective
Related words
priceless
adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
overpriced
adjective
underpriced
adjective
Expressions
a high price to pay
1/ə hˈaɪ pɹˈaɪs tə pˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Large sacrifice for something gained
A big bad thing you must accept for getting something.
Examples
- Losing friends was a high price to pay for fame.
- The damage to his reputation was a high price to pay for success.
at any price
1/ˈæt ˈɛni pɹˈaɪs/
fixed phrase
No matter what it costs
No matter how much it costs or what happens.
Examples
- She wanted to win at any price.
- We must protect the environment at any price.
pay the price
1/pˈeɪ ðə pɹˈaɪs/
idiom
Suffer because of earlier actions
To have something bad happen because of what you did before.
Examples
- If you ignore your health, you will pay the price later.
- If you don't study, you'll pay the price later.
- He paid the price for his careless driving with a heavy fine.
- He paid the price for years of unhealthy eating.