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Collocations for price - noun

ADJ.

exorbitant, high, inflated, prohibitive, steep | low | bargain, budget
designer clothes at bargain prices
attractive, 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 per cent of the purchase price of the property.
retail, sale, selling | cost
They are selling off summer shoes at cost price.
full, half
Children travel half price until age ten.
market
This website tells you the market price of all makes of second-hand car.
admission
admission prices at the museum
consumer | commodity, food, house, land, property, share | electricity, energy, fuel, oil, petrol

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.
charge, set | increase, push up, raise | bring down, cut, lower, mark down, push down, reduce, slash | 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

PRICE + VERB

go up, rise, shoot up, skyrocket, soar
House prices went up by 5 per cent last year. | Prices soared during the war.
drop, fall, go down, slump
If prices slump further, the farmers will starve.
go from … to … , range from … to … , start at
Prices go from $30 for the standard model to $150 for the deluxe version.

PRICE + NOUN

level, range | increase, rise | cut | change, movement | war | tag
I got a shock when I looked at the price tag.
list | index
the share price index

PREP.

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

PHRASES

a drop/a fall/a reduction in price, an increase/a rise in price, pay a heavy price (for sth)
The team paid a heavy price for its lack of preparation.
place/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.),

Collocations for price - verb

ADV.

highly | attractively, competitively, economically, fairly, moderately, modestly, realistically, reasonably, sensibly
a wide range of competitively priced office furniture
accordingly
This is considered a luxury item and is priced accordingly.

PREP.

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.

PHRASES

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

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