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Collocations for price - noun

ADJECTIVE

exorbitant, high, inflated, prohibitive, steep
They charge exorbitant prices for their goods.
The price of fuel is prohibitive.
rising, soaring
falling
cheap, low
bargain, budget, discounted, knock-down (BrE), reduced, rock-bottom
designer clothes at bargain prices
affordable, attractive, competitive, decent, fair, reasonable, right
We sell quality tools at the right price.
good
I managed to get a good price for my old car.
average
asking, purchase
What's the asking price for this house?
You need to pay a deposit of 10% of the purchase price of the property.
recommended (esp. BrE), suggested (esp. AmE)
The suggested retail price of the DVD is $19.99.
retail, sale, sales, selling
wholesale
cost (esp. BrE)
They are selling off summer shoes at cost price.
base (esp. AmE)
The car has a base price of $28 640.
full, half
Children travel half price until age ten.
fixed
They sell cars at fixed prices, with no haggling.
market
This website tells you the market price of all makes of second-hand car.
admission, ticket
admission prices 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)

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VERB + price

command, fetch, go for
Property in the area is now fetching ridiculously high prices.
give sb, quote sb
I got a number of suppliers to quote me their best prices.
agree, agree on, negotiate
Banding together allows growers to negotiate a better price for their crop.
charge, fix, set
compare
It's always worth comparing prices before you buy.
boost, double, increase, push up, raise
The deal would boost gas prices.
bring down, cut, drop, lower, mark down, push down, reduce, slash
The campaign urged retailers to drop their prices.
adjust
We need to adjust our prices to reflect our actual costs.
go up in, increase in, rise in
Oil is set in go up in price.
come down in
range in, vary in
These computers range in price from £1 300 to £2 000.
undercut

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price + VERB

climb, double, go up, increase, jump, rise, shoot up, skyrocket, soar, spike (esp. AmE)
House prices went up by 5% last year.
Prices soared during the war.
collapse, drop, fall, go down, plummet, plunge, slump, tumble
If prices slump further, the farmers will starve.
fluctuate, swing
go from … to …, range from … to …, start at, vary
Prices go from $30 for the standard model to $150 for the de luxe version.

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price + NOUN

level, range
hike (informal), increase, rise, spike
cut, drop
change, fluctuation, movement, volatility
stability
war
tag
I got a shock when I looked at the price tag.
list
index
the share price index

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PREPOSITION

at a/the price
Food is available, at a price (= at a high price).
I can't afford it at that price.
in price
Cigarettes have remained stable in price for some time.

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PHRASES

a drop in price, a fall in price, a reduction in price
an increase in price, a rise in price
pay a heavy price (for sth), pay a high price (for sth), pay the price (for sth)
The team paid a heavy price for its lack of preparation.
place a price on sth, put a price on sth
You can't put a price on happiness.
the price of freedom, success, etc. (= the unpleasant things you must suffer to have freedom, success, etc.)
price per gallon, pound, etc.
The average price per gallon was $2.09.
a small price to pay (for sth)
The cost of a policy premium is a small price to pay for peace of mind.

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Collocations for price - verb

ADVERB

exorbitantly, highly, outrageously
aggressively, cheaply
affordably, attractively, competitively, economically, fairly, moderately, modestly, realistically, reasonably, sensibly
a wide range of competitively priced office furniture
comparatively, similarly
It has a much longer battery life than other comparatively priced laptops.
accordingly
This is considered a luxury item and is priced accordingly.

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PREPOSITION

at
The car is priced at $60 000.
between
Tickets for the concert are priced between £15 and £35.
from, to
The kits are priced from £8.50 to £20.

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PHRASES

be priced high, be priced low
The house was priced much too high.

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