price
gb/pɹˈaɪs/ us/pɹˈaɪs/
A1
Anh
~ 400
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A1
quantity
1
Cost of something in money
How much money you need to pay for something.
Mẫu sử dụng:
the price of [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'price' with 'cost' when talking about effort or consequences; 'price' in this sense refers to money only.
Từ đồng nghĩa
cost (Often interchangeable, though 'cost' can also refer to non-monetary effort or sacrifice.)
Từ trái nghĩa
free (Indicates no payment is required, opposite of having a price.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
high price
|low price
|pay the price
|price tag
|price increase
Chủ đề
business
|daily life
|shopping
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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?
Danh từ
B1
entity
2
Sacrifice for a desired outcome
Something bad or difficult you must accept to get what you want.
Mẫu sử dụng:
the price of [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may take this meaning literally as money; here it is metaphorical and about sacrifice or consequence.
Từ đồng nghĩa
consequence (Focuses more on the result than on the sacrifice itself.)
Từ trái nghĩa
reward (A positive gain rather than a cost or sacrifice.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
pay the price
|the high price of success
|the ultimate price
Chủ đề
life
|consequences
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Động từ
B1
action
3
Set the cost of something
To say how much money something will cost.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to price [something] at [amount]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'price' as a verb with 'prize' (award). They sound similar but are unrelated in meaning.
Từ đồng nghĩa
value ('Value' can mean estimate worth, not necessarily set a selling cost.)
Từ trái nghĩa
discount (To lower an already set price.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
price goods
|price items competitively
|price too high
Chủ đề
business
|sales
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The shop priced the apples at two dollars a kilo.
- They priced the car too high.
- We will price these shirts at $15 each.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
price
IPA
GB/pɹˈaɪs/
US/pɹˈaɪs/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
price (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (price)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: price
- Plural: price, prices
Verb
- Base: price
- 3rd Person Singular: prices
- Present Participle: pricing
- Past: priced
Họ từ
Forms
prices
noun
pricing
verb
priced
verb
Core family
pricey
adjective
Related words
priceless
adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
overpriced
adjective
underpriced
adjective
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.