price
gb/pɹˈaɪs/ us/pɹˈaɪs/
A1
انگریزی
~ 400
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
A1
quantity
1
Cost of something in money
How much money you need to pay for something.
استعمال کا انداز:
the price of [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'price' with 'cost' when talking about effort or consequences; 'price' in this sense refers to money only.
ہم معنی الفاظ
cost (Often interchangeable, though 'cost' can also refer to non-monetary effort or sacrifice.)
متضاد الفاظ
free (Indicates no payment is required, opposite of having a price.)
لفظی تراکیب
high price
|low price
|pay the price
|price tag
|price increase
موضوعات
business
|daily life
|shopping
|finance
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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?
اسم
B1
entity
2
Sacrifice for a desired outcome
Something bad or difficult you must accept to get what you want.
استعمال کا انداز:
the price of [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners may take this meaning literally as money; here it is metaphorical and about sacrifice or consequence.
ہم معنی الفاظ
consequence (Focuses more on the result than on the sacrifice itself.)
متضاد الفاظ
reward (A positive gain rather than a cost or sacrifice.)
لفظی تراکیب
pay the price
|the high price of success
|the ultimate price
موضوعات
life
|consequences
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
فعل
B1
action
3
Set the cost of something
To say how much money something will cost.
استعمال کا انداز:
to price [something] at [amount]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'price' as a verb with 'prize' (award). They sound similar but are unrelated in meaning.
ہم معنی الفاظ
value ('Value' can mean estimate worth, not necessarily set a selling cost.)
متضاد الفاظ
discount (To lower an already set price.)
لفظی تراکیب
price goods
|price items competitively
|price too high
موضوعات
business
|sales
|finance
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The shop priced the apples at two dollars a kilo.
- They priced the car too high.
- We will price these shirts at $15 each.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
price
IPA
GB/pɹˈaɪs/
US/pɹˈaɪs/
ہجا بندی اور زور
price (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (price)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: price
- Plural: price, prices
Verb
- Base: price
- 3rd Person Singular: prices
- Present Participle: pricing
- Past: priced
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
prices
noun
pricing
verb
priced
verb
Core family
pricey
adjective
Related words
priceless
adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
overpriced
adjective
underpriced
adjective
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.