I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ exorbitant , high , inflated , prohibitive , steep
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They charge exorbitant ~s for their goods.
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The ~ of fuel is prohibitive.
▪ rising , soaring
▪ falling
▪ cheap , low
▪ bargain , budget , discounted , knock-down ( BrE ), reduced , rock-bottom
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designer clothes at bargain ~s
▪ affordable , attractive , competitive , decent , fair , reasonable , right
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We sell quality tools at the right ~.
▪ good
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I managed to get a good ~ for my old car.
▪ average
▪ asking , purchase
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What's the asking ~ for this house?
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You need to pay a deposit of 10% of the purchase ~ of the property.
▪ recommended ( esp. BrE ), suggested ( esp. AmE )
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The suggested retail ~ of the DVD is $19.99.
▪ retail , sale , sales , selling
▪ wholesale
▪ cost ( esp. BrE )
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They are selling off summer shoes at cost ~.
▪ base ( esp. AmE )
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The car has a base ~ of $28 640.
▪ full , half
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Children travel half ~ until age ten.
▪ fixed
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They sell cars at fixed ~s, with no haggling.
▪ market
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This website tells you the market ~ of all makes of second-hand car.
▪ admission , ticket
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admission ~s at the museum
▪ consumer
▪ bond , commodity , gold , share ( esp. BrE ), stock ( esp. AmE )
▪ food
▪ house , housing ( esp. AmE ), land , property ( esp. BrE ), real estate ( esp. AmE )
▪ electricity , energy , fuel , gas , gasoline ( AmE ), oil , petrol ( BrE )
VERB + PRICE
▪ command , fetch , go for
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Property in the area is now fetching ridiculously high ~s.
▪ give sb , quote sb
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I got a number of suppliers to quote me their best ~s.
▪ agree , agree on , negotiate
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Banding together allows growers to negotiate a better ~ for their crop.
▪ charge , fix , set
▪ compare
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It's always worth comparing ~s before you buy.
▪ boost , double , increase , push up , raise
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The deal would boost gas ~s.
▪ bring down , cut , drop , lower , mark down , push down , reduce , slash
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The campaign urged retailers to drop their ~s.
▪ adjust
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We need to adjust our ~s to reflect our actual costs.
▪ go up in , increase in , rise in
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Oil is set in go up in ~.
▪ come down in
▪ range in , vary in
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These computers range in ~ from £1 300 to £2 000.
▪ undercut
PRICE + VERB
▪ climb , double , go up , increase , jump , rise , shoot up , skyrocket , soar , spike ( esp. AmE )
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House ~s went up by 5% last year.
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Prices soared during the war.
▪ collapse , drop , fall , go down , plummet , plunge , slump , tumble
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If ~s slump further, the farmers will starve.
▪ fluctuate , swing
▪ go from … to … , range from … to … , start at , vary
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Prices go from $30 for the standard model to $150 for the de luxe version.
PRICE + NOUN
▪ level , range
▪ hike ( informal ), increase , rise , spike
▪ cut , drop
▪ change , fluctuation , movement , volatility
▪ stability
▪ war
▪ tag
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I got a shock when I looked at the ~ tag.
▪ list
▪ index
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the share ~ index
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
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Food is available, at a ~ (= at a high price) .
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I can't afford it at that ~.
▪ in ~
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Cigarettes have remained stable in ~ for some time.
PHRASES
▪ a drop in ~ , a fall in ~ , a reduction in ~
▪ an increase in ~ , a rise in ~
▪ pay a heavy ~ (for sth) , pay a high ~ (for sth) , pay the ~ (for sth)
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The team paid a heavy ~ for its lack of preparation.
▪ place a ~ on sth , put a ~ on sth
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You can't put a ~ on happiness.
▪ the ~ of freedom, success, etc. (= the unpleasant things you must suffer to have freedom, success, etc.)
▪ ~ per gallon, pound, etc.
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The average ~ per gallon was $2.09.
▪ a small ~ to pay (for sth)
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The cost of a policy premium is a small ~ to pay for peace of mind.
II.
verb be priced
ADVERB
▪ exorbitantly , highly , outrageously
▪ aggressively , cheaply
▪ affordably , attractively , competitively , economically , fairly , moderately , modestly , realistically , reasonably , sensibly
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a wide range of competitively ~d office furniture
▪ comparatively , similarly
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It has a much longer battery life than other comparatively ~d laptops.
▪ accordingly
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This is considered a luxury item and is ~d accordingly.
PREPOSITION
▪ at
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The car is ~d at $60 000.
▪ between
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Tickets for the concert are ~d between £15 and £35.
▪ from , to
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The kits are ~d from £8.50 to £20.
PHRASES
▪ be ~d high , be ~d low
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The house was ~d much too high.