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price [praɪs] n 1. the sum in money or goods for which anything is or may be bought or sold 2. the cost at which anything is obtained 3. the cost of bribing a person 4. a sum of money offered or given as a reward for a capture or killing 5. value or worth, esp high worth 6. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) Gambling another word for odds at any price whatever the price or cost at a price at a high price beyond (or without) price invaluable or priceless the price of (one) Irish what (one) deserves, esp a fitting punishment it's just the price of him what price (something)? what are the chances of (something) happening now? vb (tr)
1. to fix or establish the price of 2. to ascertain or discover the price of (Business / Commerce) price out of the market to charge so highly for as to prevent the sale, hire, etc., of [C13 pris, from Old French, from Latin pretium price, value, wage] pricer n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
price noun 1. cost, value, rate, charge, bill, figure, worth, damage (informal), amount, estimate, fee, payment, expense, assessment, expenditure, valuation, face value, outlay, asking price a sharp increase in the price of petrol What's the price on that one? 2. consequences, penalty, cost, result, sacrifice, toll, forfeit He's paying the price for pushing his body so hard. 3. reward, bounty, compensation, premium, recompense He is still at large despite the high price on his head. verb evaluate, value, estimate, rate, cost, assess, put a price on The shares are priced at 330p. at any price whatever the cost, regardless, no matter what the cost, anyhow, cost what it may, expense no object We want the hostages home at any price. beyond price priceless, treasured, precious, invaluable, inestimable, without price, of incalculable value a treasure that was beyond price Quotations "There's no such thing as a free lunch" [Milton Friedman book title] Proverbs "You don't get something for nothing" Translations price [praɪs] A. N 1. (Comm) → precio m an increase in the price of petrol → un aumento en el precio de la gasolina we pay top prices for gold and silver → pagamos los mejores precios por el oro y la plata who knows what the price will be in six months → quién sabe qué precio tendrá dentro de seis meses that's my price, take it or leave it → eso es lo que pido, o lo tomas o lo dejas you can get it at a price → se puede conseguir, pero pagando it's not for sale at any price → no está a la venta a ningún precio their loyalty cannot be bought at any price → su lealtad no tiene precio at a reduced price → a(un)precio reducido, con rebaja at today's prices → a los precios actuales it is beyond price → no tiene precio for a price he'll do it for a price → él lo hará, pero será caro → lo hará si le pagan you can get anything you want for a price → puedes conseguir todo lo que quieras pagando he would kill a man for the price of a packet of cigarettes → mataría a un hombre por el precio de una cajetilla de tabaco two for the price of one (lit, fig) → dos al or por el precio de uno can you give me a price for putting in a new window? → ¿cuánto me cobraría usted por colocar una ventana nueva? to go down or come down or fall in price → bajar de precio to go up or rise in price → subir de precio he got a good price for it → sacó una buena suma por ello everyone has their price → todos tenemos un precio he's got or there's a price on his head → se ha puesto precio a su cabeza to name one's price → fijar el precio, decir cuánto se quiere to put a price on sth → poner precio a algo you can't put a price on friendship → la amistad no tiene precio if the price is right he is prepared to make a comeback if the price is right → está dispuesto a volver si se le paga bien as long as the price is right, property will sell → si está a un buen precio, la propiedad se vende what price all his promises now? (iro) → ¿de qué sirven todas sus promesas ahora? see also closing B see also cut-price, fixed B see also half-price, retail E 2. (Fin, St Ex) (= quotation) → cotización f stock prices fell again on Wall Street → las cotizaciones en bolsa bajaron de nuevo en Wall Street 3. (Betting) (= odds) → puntos mpl de ventaja what price ...? (= what's the betting) → ¿qué apuestas ...? what price she'll change her mind? → ¿qué apuestas a que cambia de opinión? what price war? → ¿qué apuestas a que estallará la guerra? 4. (= sacrifice) → precio m that's the price we have to pay for progress; that's the price of progress → es el precio que tenemos que pagar por el progreso to pay the price (for sth) → cargar con or pagar las consecuencias(de algo) fame comes at a price → la fama se paga cara he's famous now, but at what a price! → ahora es famoso, ¡pero a qué precio! or ¡pero lo ha pagado caro! at any price (with affirmative) → a toda costa they want peace at any price → quieren la paz a toda costa; (with negative) a concert I wasn't going to miss at any price → un concierto que no me iba a perder por nada del mundo to pay a high or heavy price for sth → pagar algo muy caro that's a small price to pay for independence/for keeping him happy → eso es poco sacrificio a cambio de la independencia/de tenerlo contento B. VT 1. (= fix price of) retailers usually price goods by adding 100% to the wholesale price → los minoristas normalmente ponen precio a sus productos añadiendo un cien por cien al precio de coste → los minoristas normalmente cargan un cien por cien al precio de coste de sus productos tickets, priced £20, are now available → las entradas ya están a la venta a un precio de 20 libras it was priced too high/low → su precio era demasiado alto/bajo this stylish fryer, competitively priced at £29.99, can help you create new dishes → por sólo £29.99, esta elegante freidora puede ayudarle a crear nuevos platos there is a very reasonably priced menu → hay un menú a un precio muy razonable to price sb out of the market → hacer que algn pierda competitividad(rebajando uno sus precios artificialmente) the restaurant has priced itself out of the market → el restaurante ha subido demasiado los precios y ha perdido su competitividad en el mercado you'll price yourself out of a job if you go on demanding so much money → como sigas exigiendo tanto dinero, pondrás en peligro tu trabajo 2. (= label with price) the tins of salmon weren't clearly priced → el precio de la latas de salmón no estaba claro or claramente indicado it was priced at £15 → estaba marcado a un precio de 15 libras C. CPD price bracket N he's looking for a property in the £70,000 price bracket → está buscando una vivienda que cueste alrededor de las setenta mil libras that is the normal price bracket for one of his creations → ése es el precio normal de or eso es lo que se paga normalmente por una de sus creaciones a traditional restaurant in the middle price bracket → un restaurante tradicional con precios de un nivel medio(dentro de la escala) price control N → control m de precios to impose price controls → aplicar control de precios price cut N → rebaja f price cutting N → reducción f de precios price-earnings ratio N (Fin) → relación f precio ganancias price fixing N → fijación f de precios price freeze N → congelación f de precios price increase N → subida f de precio price index N (Brit) → índice m de precios see also consumer B price inflation N → inflación f de los precios price level N → nivel m de precios price limit N → tope m, precio m tope price list N → lista f de precios price range N there are lots of good products in all price ranges → hay gran cantidad de productos de buena calidad en una amplia gama de precios in the medium or middle price range → dentro de un nivel medio de la escala de precios the upper/lower end of the price range → el nivel más alto/bajo en la escala de precios (with)in/out of one's price range → dentro de/fuera de las posibilidades de uno the hotel was somewhat out of my price range → el hotel estaba un tanto fuera de mis posibilidades price rigging N → fijación f fraudulenta de precios they were accused of price rigging → se les acusó de amañar los precios price ring N → cártel m (para la fijación de precios) price rise N = price increase prices and incomes policy N → política f de precios y salarios, política f de precios y rentas price support N → subsidio m de precios price tag N (lit) → etiqueta f (del precio) (fig) → precio m it doesn't justify the price tag of £17.5 million → no justifica un precio de 17,5 millones de libras price war N → guerra f de precios price down VT + ADV → rebajar price [ˈpraɪs] n (= cost) → prix m what is the price of ... ? → combien coûte ... ?, quel est le prix de ... ? to go up in price → augmenter to rise in price → augmenter to come down in price → baisser to put a price on sth [+ health, friendship] → mettre un prix sur qch You can't put a price on friendship → On ne peut pas mettre un prix sur l'amitié. It's a small price to pay for ... (fig) → C'est un petit prix à payer pour ... It's a small price to pay for freedom → C'est un petit prix à payer pour la liberté. to pay a high price for sth (fig) → payer le prix fort pour qch to pay the price for sth → payer le prix de qch at a price He regained his freedom, but at a price → Il a retrouvé sa liberté, mais cela lui a coûté cher. to come at a price → avoir un prix Fame comes at a price → La célébrité a un prix. at any price (= at any cost) → à tout prix a price on sb's head There's a price on his head → Sa tête est mise à prix. vt [+ goods, service] → fixer le prix de The least expensive will be priced at £7,000 → Le prix du moins cher sera fixé à 7000 livres. The book is priced at £8.99 → Le prix du livre est fixé à 8 livres 99. price out vt sep (= be too expensive) to price o.s. out of the market [company, product] → se placer au-dessus des prix du marché to be priced out of the market [would-be house-buyer] → être exclu du marché de l'accession (à cause de la hausse des prix) Local people are being priced out of the area → Les gens de la région sont exclus du marché de l'accession. first-time buyers priced out of surrounding suburbs → des primo-accédants exclus des banlieues avoisinantes à cause de la hausse des prix price bracket n → fourchette f de prix price control n → contrôle m des prix price cut n → réduction f de prix price cutting n → réductions fpl de prix price-fixing [ˈpraɪsfɪksɪŋ] n (by firms) → entente f illicite (sur les prix) price freeze n → blocage m des prix, gel m des prix price n → Preis m; the price of coffee/cars → die Kaffee-/Autopreise pl; prices and incomes policy → Lohn-Preis-Politik f; to go up or rise/to go down or fall in price → teurer/billiger werden, im Preis steigen/fallen; they range in price from £10 to £30 → die Preise dafür bewegen sich zwischen £ 10 und £ 30; what is the price of that? → was kostet das?; is that the final price? → bleibt es bei dem Preis?; at a price of … → zum Preis(e) von …; at a price → zum entsprechenden Preis, wenn man genug dafür hinlegt (inf); at a reduced price → verbilligt, zu herabgesetztem or reduziertem Preis (form); if the price is right → wenn der Preis stimmt; ask him for a price for the job → frag ihn (mal), was das kostet (fig) → Preis m; everybody has his price → jeder hat seinen Preis; the price of victory/freedom/fame → der Preis des Sieges/der Freiheit/des Ruhms or für den Sieg/die Freiheit/den Ruhm; but at what price! → aber zu welchem Preis!; at any price → um jeden Preis; not at any price → um keinen Preis; at the price of losing his health and his family → auf Kosten seiner Gesundheit und seiner Familie; it’s too big a price to pay → das ist ein zu hoher Preis; but what price honour? → wie kann man Ehre bezahlen? (= value, valuation) a diamond of great price → ein sehr wertvoller Diamant; to put a price on something → einen Preis für etw nennen; but what price do you put on freedom? → aber wie ließe sich die Freiheit mit Gold aufwiegen?; to be beyond/without price → nicht mit Geld zu bezahlen or mit Gold aufzuwiegen sein (= reward) → Preis m; to put a price on somebody’s head → eine Belohnung auf jds Kopf (acc) → aussetzen; to have a price on one’s head → steckbrieflich gesucht werden (Betting: = odds) → Quote f; what price are they giving on that horse? → wie stehen die Wetten für das Pferd?; the horse had a starting price of 3 to 1 → das Pferd wurde vor dem Start mit 3:1 gewettet; what price our being able to …? (inf) → wetten, dass wir … können?; what price freedom/workers’ solidarity now? (inf) → wie steht es jetzt mit der Freiheit/der Solidarität der Arbeiter? vt (= fix price of) → den Preis festsetzen von; (= put price label on) → auszeichnen (at mit); (= ask price of) → nach dem Preis fragen von; (fig: = estimate value of) → schätzen; it was priced at £5 (= marked £5) → es war mit £ 5 ausgezeichnet; (= cost £5) → es kostete £ 5; tickets priced at £20 → Karten zum Preis von £ 20; reasonably priced → angemessen im Preis; priced too high/low → zu teuer/billig; to price one’s goods/oneself out of the market → seine Waren/sich selbst durch zu hohe Preise konkurrenzunfähig machen; to price somebody out of the market → jdn durch niedrigere Preise vom Markt verdrängen price: price agreement n → Preisvereinbarung f, → Preisabsprache f price bracket n = price range price control n → Preiskontrolle f price-controlled adj → preisgebunden price cut n → Preissenkung f price cutter n → Preisbrecher(in) m(f) price cutting n → (starke) Preissenkungen pl price-earnings ratio n (of shares) → Kurs-Gewinn-Verhältnis nt price fixing n → Preisfestlegung f price freeze n → Preisstopp m price gouging n → Preiswucherei f, → Abzockerei f (inf) price increase n → Preisanstieg m, → Preiserhöhung f price index n → Preisindex m price leader n (Econ) → Preisführer(in) m(f) price: price level n → Preisniveau nt price limit n → Preisgrenze f price list n → Preisliste f price-maintained adj → preisgebunden price range n → Preisklasse f price rigging n → Preisabsprachen pl price ring n → Preiskartell nt price rise n → Preiserhöhung f price saving n → Preisersparnis f price structure n → Preisgefüge nt price support n (US) → Subvention f, → Preisstützung f price tag, price ticket n → Preisschild nt price war n → Preiskrieg m price [praɪs] 1. n a. (also) (fig) → prezzo to go up or rise in price → salire or aumentare di prezzo to go down or fall in price → scendere or calare di prezzo I got a good price for it → me lo hanno pagato bene what is the price of that painting? → quanto costa quel quadro? at a reduced price → a prezzo ribassato we pay top prices for silver → offriamo ottimi prezzi per l'argento every man has his price → ogni uomo ha il suo prezzo the price of fame → il prezzo del successo it's a small price to pay for it (fig) → non è che un piccolo sacrificio to pay a high price for sth (also) (fig) → pagare caro qc peace at any price → pace ad ogni costo or costi quello che costi not at any price → per nessuna cosa al mondo he regained his freedom, but at a price → ha riconquistato la sua libertà, ma a caro prezzo b. (value, valuation) → valore m to put a price on sth → valutare or stimare qc to put a price on sb's head → mettere una taglia sulla testa di qn what price his promises now? → a che valgono ora le sue promesse? you can't put a price on it (fig) (friendship, loyalty) → è inestimabile c. (Betting) (odds) → quotazione f, quota 2. vt (fix price of) → fissare il prezzo di; (put price label on) → prezzare, mettere il prezzo su; (ask price of) → chiedere il prezzo di it was priced at £20 → il prezzo era di 20 sterline it was priced too high/low → aveva un prezzo troppo alto/basso to be priced out of the market (article) → essere così caro/a da diventare invendibile (producer, nation) → non poter sostenere la concorrenza price [praɪs] 1. n a. (also) (fig) → prezzo to go up or rise in price → salire or aumentare di prezzo to go down or fall in price → scendere or calare di prezzo I got a good price for it → me lo hanno pagato bene what is the price of that painting? → quanto costa quel quadro? at a reduced price → a prezzo ribassato we pay top prices for silver → offriamo ottimi prezzi per l'argento every man has his price → ogni uomo ha il suo prezzo the price of fame → il prezzo del successo it's a small price to pay for it (fig) → non è che un piccolo sacrificio to pay a high price for sth (also) (fig) → pagare caro qc peace at any price → pace ad ogni costo or costi quello che costi not at any price → per nessuna cosa al mondo he regained his freedom, but at a price → ha riconquistato la sua libertà, ma a caro prezzo b. (value, valuation) → valore m to put a price on sth → valutare or stimare qc to put a price on sb's head → mettere una taglia sulla testa di qn what price his promises now? → a che valgono ora le sue promesse? you can't put a price on it (fig) (friendship, loyalty) → è inestimabile c. (Betting) (odds) → quotazione f, quota 2. vt (fix price of) → fissare il prezzo di; (put price label on) → prezzare, mettere il prezzo su; (ask price of) → chiedere il prezzo di it was priced at £20 → il prezzo era di 20 sterline it was priced too high/low → aveva un prezzo troppo alto/basso to be priced out of the market (article) → essere così caro/a da diventare invendibile (producer, nation) → non poter sostenere la concorrenza n price [prais] 1 the amount of money for which a thing is or can be bought or sold; the cost The price of the book was $10. prys قيمَة ، سِعْر цена cena pris der Preis τιμή precio hind قیمت hinta prix מְחִיר मूल्य cijena,vrijednost ár harga verð prezzo 値段 가격 kaina cena harga prijs pris cena preço preţ цена cena cena cena pris ราคา fiyat 價格 ціна بھاؤ giá cả 价格 2 what one must give up or suffer in order to gain something Loss of freedom is often the price of success. prys ثَمَن цена cena pris der Preis τίμημα precio hind هزینه hinta prix מְחִיר कष्ठ, तकलीफ cijena ár harga verð, það sem e-ð útheimtir prezzo 代価 대가 kaina cena harga prijs pris cena preço preţ цена, жертва cena cena cena pris ผลตอบแทน karşılık, bedel 代價 ціна قيمت cái giá 代价 v 1 to mark a price on I haven't priced these articles yet. 'n prys gee يَضَعُ سِعْرا оценявам označit cenou prissætte auszeichnen κοστολογώ poner/marcar el precio (de) hinnaga märgistama قیمت گذاری کردن hinnoitella marquer le prix de לְתַמחֵר मूल्य निर्धारित करना odrediti cijenu (be)áraz memasang harga verðmerkja prezzare 値段をつける 가격을 매기다 pažymėti kainą ant noteikt/uzlikt cenu; cenot meletakkan harga prijzen prise, prismerke umieścić cenę na pôr preço a stabili preţul указывать цену označiť cenou, oceniť določiti ceno staviti cenu prissätta, prismärka กำหนดราคา fiyat koymak, fiyatlandırmak 給...標價 призначати ціну قيمت لگانا ghi giá cho hàng hoá 给...标价 2 to find out the price of He went into the furniture shop to price the beds. prys uitvind يَجِد السِّعْر запитвам за цената zjistit cenu se prisen på sich nach Preisen erkundigen μαθαίνω την τιμή informarse del precio (de) hinda teada saama قیمت کردن vertailla hintoja s'informer du prix de לִבדוֹק מְחִיר मूल्य निर्धारित करना imati cijenu árat megállapít melihat harga kynna sér verð (sentire i prezzi di) 値段を調べる 가격을 알아보다 sužinoti (ko) kainą uzzināt cenu/cenas meninjau harga de prijs nagaan spørre om prisen wycenić apreçar a afla preţul прицениваться zistiť cenu izvedeti za ceno saznati cenu fråga efter priset เปรียบเทียบราคา fiyat öğrenmek 問...的價格 оцінювати بھاؤ کا اندازہ لگانا tìm hiểu giá cả 问...的价格 adj priceless 1 too valuable to have a price priceless jewels. waardevol, onvervangbaar لا يُقَدَّر بِثَمَن، ذو قيمةٍ عالِيَه безценен neocenitelný uvurderlig unschätzbar ανεκτίμητος que no tiene precio, inestimable hindamatu پر ارزش korvaamaton inestimable שֶלא יְסוּלָא בְּפָּז अनमोल neprocjenjiv megbecsülhetetlen tak ternilai harganya ómetanlegur inestimabile 貴重な 아주 값비싼 neįkainojamas ļoti vērtīgs/dārgs; nenovērtējams tdk ternilai harganya onbetaalbaar uvurderlig, ubetalelig bezcenny sem preço nepreţuit бесценный veľmi cenný, neoceniteľný neprecenljiv neprocenjiv ovärderlig ที่ประเมินค่ามิได้ paha biçilemez, çok kıymetli 無價的,貴重的 безцінний بے بہا، انمول vô giá 无价的,贵重的 2 very funny a priceless story. baie snaaks مُضْحِك جِدا много забавен legrační ubetalelig unbezahlbar καταπληκτικός divertidísimo uskumatult naljakas بامزه ratkiriemukas impayable מְשַעֲשֵע מְאוֹד माजिकिया neprocjenjiv óriási (történet) sangat lucu óborganlegur (divertentissimo) こっけいな 아주 재미있는 labai juokingas, smagus lielisks, kolosāls sangat lucu onbetaalbaar ubetalelig, kostelig kapitalny divertidíssimo foarte amuzant очень забавный zábavný, žartov-ný zelo zabaven zabavan obetalbar ที่น่าตลกขบขัน çok komik/gülünç 極有趣的,極荒唐的 дуже кумедний پرمذاق nực cười 极有趣的,极荒唐的 adj pricey at a price at a high price We can get dinner at this hotel – at a price. teen 'n hoë prys بِسِعْرٍ عالٍ на висока цена za takovou cenu til en høj pris für viel Geld με κάποια δαπάνη, με κάποιο τίμημα a un precio alto, pagando bastante hea hinna eest به بهای سنگین korkeaan hintaan en y mettant le prix בְּמחִיר גָבוֹה कुछ अधिक मूल्य पर previsoka cijena drágán dengan bayaran mahal gegn dÿru verði (a caro prezzo) 高値で 비교적 비싼 값으로 aukšta kaina par dārgu/augstu cenu dgn bayaran yg tinggi tegen een hoge prijs men det koster flesk! za duże pieniądze muito caro la un preţ ridicat по высокой цене za takú cenu za visoko ceno po visokoj ceni om man bara vill (kan) betala มีราคาสูง parayı bastırarak, yüksek fiyatla 以極高的代價 дорого کي قيمت پر giá cao 以极高的代价 beyond/without price very precious Good health is beyond price. baie werd لا يُقَدَّر بِثَمَن безценен k nezaplacení uvurderlig unbezahlbar ανεκτίμητος que no tiene precio hindamatu گرانبها kultaakin kalliimpi qui n'a pas de prix מִעֶבֶר לְכָל מְחִיר अनमोल neprocjenjivo megfizethetetlen sangat mahal ómetanlegur inestimabile, (che non ha prezzo) 貴重な 매우 귀중한 neįkainojamas ļoti vērtīgs; nenovērtējams tdk ternilai onbetaalbaar uvurderlig, ubetalelig bezcenny sem preço nepreţuit бесценный na nezaplatenie neprecenljiv neprocenjiv som inte kan betalas med (värderas i) pengar ล้ำค่า çok değerli, paha biçilmez 極其珍貴的 безцінний انتہائي قيمتي vô giá 极其珍贵的 Price → سِعر cena pris Preis τιμή precio hinta prix cijena prezzo 価格 가격 prijs pris cena preço цена pris ราคา fiyat giá 价格 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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