What does “price” mean?
- 1
nounthe amount of money you must pay to buy something
Gas prices went up again this month.
- 2
nounsomething bad you must accept to get something you want
Losing sleep is the price of having a new baby.
Price at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /praɪs/ · PRYSS
How to use “price” correctly
Prices are “high” or “low”, not “expensive” or “cheap”: say “the price is high”, but “the shirt is expensive”.
Common phrases with “price”
- high price
- price rise
- at a low price
- pay the price
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- priceless
- pricey
- overpriced
“price” is on these word lists
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