Слово англійською: price

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price

noun
/praɪs/
  1. [countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you have to pay for something
    • Boat for sale, price £8 000
    • house/oil/share prices
    • rising/falling prices
    • to increase/lower/reduce prices
    • We will have to raise ticket prices.
    • The company has announced that it is cutting prices.
    • In the past year, house prices have fallen.
    • The price of crude oil has risen over the last few months.
    • price for something to charge a high/reasonable/low price for something
    • to pay/charge a price for something
    • He managed to get a good price for the car.
    • Retail prices for food at the supermarket rose just under two per cent in the first quarter.
    • Can you give me a price for the work (= tell me how much you will charge)?
    • Children over five must pay (the) full price for the ticket.
    • I'm only buying it if it's the right price (= a price that I think is reasonable).
    • How much are these? They don't have a price on them.
    • in price Most new technology comes down in price with time.
    • a rise/an increase/a fall/a drop in price
    • at a price They sell quality art supplies at discount prices.
    • for a price I don't think you'll be able to sell it for that price.
    • price rises/increases/hikes/cuts
    Synonyms pricepricecost ▪ value ▪ expense ▪ worthThese words all refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for something.price the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service:
    • house prices
    • How much are these? They don’t have a price on them.
    • I can’t afford it at that price.
    cost the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do something:
    • A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000.
    value how much something is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged:
    • The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000.
    Especially in British English, value can also mean how much something is worth compared with its price: This restaurant is excellent value (= is worth the money it costs).     price, cost or value?The price is what somebody asks you to pay for an item or service: to ask/​charge a high price • to ask/​charge a high cost/​value . Obtaining or achieving something may have a cost; the value of something is how much other people would be willing to pay for it: house prices • the cost of moving house • The house now has a market value of one million pounds. expense the money that you spend on something; something that makes you spend money:
    • The garden was transformed at great expense.
    • Running a car is a big expense.
    worth the financial value of somebody/​something:
    • He has a personal net worth of $10 million.
    Worth is more often used to mean the practical or moral value of something.    Patterns
    • the high price/​cost/​value
    • the real/​true price/​cost/​value/​worth
    • to put/​set a price/​value on something
    • to increase/​reduce the price/​cost/​value/​expense
    • to raise/​double/​lower the price/​cost/​value
    • to cut the price/​cost
    see also asking price, closing price, cost price, cut-price, half-price, hammer price, market price, list price, purchase price, selling price, sticker price
  2. [singular] the unpleasant things that you must do or experience in order to achieve something or as a result of achieving something
    • Criticism is part of the price of leadership.
    • price for something Loneliness is a high price to pay for independence in your old age.
    • Giving up his job was a small price to pay for his children's happiness.
    • The team paid a heavy price for its lack of preparation.
    • price for doing something Being recognized wherever you go is the price you pay for being famous.
    • at a… price His success came at a high price.
  3. [countable] (in horse racing) the numbers that tell you how much money you will receive if the horse that you bet on wins the race synonym odds
    • Six to one is a good price for that horse.
    see also starting price
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: the noun from Old French pris, from Latin pretium ‘value, reward’; the verb, a variant (by assimilation to the noun) of earlier prise ‘estimate the value of’ (see prize). Compare with praise.
Idioms
at any price
  1. whatever the cost or the difficulties may be
    • We want peace at any price.
at a price
  1. costing a lot of money
    • You can buy strawberries all year round, but at a price.
    • Food is available, at a price.
  2. involving something unpleasant
    • He'll help you—at a price!
beyond price
  1. (formal or literary) extremely valuable or important
cheap at the price
(also cheap at twice the price)
(also British English, humorous cheap at half the price)
  1. so good or useful that the cost does not seem too much
    • To buy all the recommended equipment is expensive, but as an investment for the future it is cheap at the price.
everyone has their price
  1. (saying) you can persuade anyone to do something by giving them more money or something that they want
not at any price
  1. used to say that no amount of money would persuade you to do or to sell something
    • I wouldn't work for her again—not at any price!
pay the/a penalty/price (for something/for doing something)
  1. to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or something you have done
    • He looked terrible this morning. I think he's paying the penalty for all those late nights.
    • They're now paying the price for past mistakes.
    • She thinks that any inconvenience is a price worth paying for living in such a beautiful place.
    Extra Examples
    • He's now paying the penalty for his misspent youth.
    • If Mac had killed Caroline, then he was going to make him pay the price.
a price on somebody’s head
  1. an amount of money that is offered for capturing or killing somebody
    • Ever since he killed the gang’s leader, there has been a price on his head.
put a price on something
  1. to say how much money something valuable is worth
    • They haven't yet put a price on the business.
    • You can't put a price on that sort of loyalty.
    • You can't put a price on happiness.
what price…? (British English, informal)
  1. used to say that you think that something you have achieved may not be worth all the problems and difficulties it causes
    • What price fame and fortune?
  2. used to say that something seems unlikely
    • What price England winning the World Cup?
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