price
gb/pɹˈaɪs/ us/pɹˈaɪs/
A1
Inglés
~ 400
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Sustantivo
A1
quantity
1
Cost of something in money
How much money you need to pay for something.
Patrón de uso:
the price of [something]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'price' with 'cost' when talking about effort or consequences; 'price' in this sense refers to money only.
Sinónimos
cost (Often interchangeable, though 'cost' can also refer to non-monetary effort or sacrifice.)
Antónimos
free (Indicates no payment is required, opposite of having a price.)
Colocaciones
high price
|low price
|pay the price
|price tag
|price increase
Temas
business
|daily life
|shopping
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The price of bread has gone up again.
- I think the price is too high for such a small car.
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The price of the book is ten dollars.
- That shop has a low price for milk.
- I don’t like the high price of coffee here.
- The price is on the label.
- What is the price of this shirt?
Sustantivo
B1
entity
2
Sacrifice for a desired outcome
Something bad or difficult you must accept to get what you want.
Patrón de uso:
the price of [something]
Error frecuente:
Learners may take this meaning literally as money; here it is metaphorical and about sacrifice or consequence.
Sinónimos
consequence (Focuses more on the result than on the sacrifice itself.)
Antónimos
reward (A positive gain rather than a cost or sacrifice.)
Colocaciones
pay the price
|the high price of success
|the ultimate price
Temas
life
|consequences
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- He paid the price for ignoring the warnings.
- Freedom often comes at a high price.
- She knew the risks and accepted the price.
- The team paid the ultimate price for their mistake.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He paid the price for his mistake.
- There is a high price for freedom.
- She paid the price for being late.
- They paid the ultimate price in the war.
Verbo
B1
action
3
Set the cost of something
To say how much money something will cost.
Patrón de uso:
to price [something] at [amount]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'price' as a verb with 'prize' (award). They sound similar but are unrelated in meaning.
Sinónimos
value ('Value' can mean estimate worth, not necessarily set a selling cost.)
Antónimos
discount (To lower an already set price.)
Colocaciones
price goods
|price items competitively
|price too high
Temas
business
|sales
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- They priced the new phone at $699.
- The store priced the shoes too high and they didn’t sell well.
- Make sure you price your products competitively.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The shop priced the apples at two dollars a kilo.
- They priced the car too high.
- We will price these shirts at $15 each.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
price
AFI
GB/pɹˈaɪs/
US/pɹˈaɪs/
Sílabas y acento
price (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (price)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: price
- Plural: price, prices
Verb
- Base: price
- 3rd Person Singular: prices
- Present Participle: pricing
- Past: priced
Familia de palabras
Forms
prices
noun
pricing
verb
priced
verb
Core family
pricey
adjective
Related words
priceless
adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
overpriced
adjective
underpriced
adjective
Expresiones
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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.