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Definition 1:
The amount of money that you pay for something or that something costs count noncount often used before another noun see also asking price consumer price index half price list price market price purchase price reserve price retail price index selling price sticker price.
Examples:
Oil/gas prices
You paid a high/low/reasonable price for the car.
We bought the house at a good price.
Can you give me a price for the car? [=can you tell me how much the car costs?]
If the price is right/reasonable, I’ll buy it. = If it’s the right price, I’ll buy it.
The price of milk rose/increased/fell/dropped.
With the coupon you can buy two loaves of bread for the price of one. [=for the same amount of money it costs to buy one]
I won’t sell the house. Not at any price! [=I won’t sell the house no matter how much money someone offers me for it]
High-definition television sets should come down in price over the next few years. [=they should start to cost less over the next few years]
What is the difference in price between the two cars?
Children who are older than 12 years old have to pay full price. [=the main or highest price]
Air-conditioning is included in the car’s base price. [=the basic price you pay for something without adding anything extra]
price cuts/increases
A price list for computer components
Definition 2:
The thing that is lost, damaged, or given up in order to get or do something .
Examples:
A loss of privacy is often the price (you pay) for being famous.
Giving up alcohol was a small price (to pay) for keeping his family together.
Five years in prison is a high price (to pay) for one mistake.
We won the war, but at what price? [=did we lose or give up too much in order to win the war?]
What price glory/fame? [=is glory/fame worth what you have to lose or give up in order to get it?]
Definition 3:
The amount of money needed to persuade someone to do something .
Examples:
I know he said he wouldn’t do it, but I think it’s just a matter of finding his price.
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