price
Definitions
The amount of money for which something is bought or sold
价格；价钱
An unpleasant thing you must accept or give up to get something else
代价；牺牲
To set or mark the price of something
给……定价；标价
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedThe plainest descendant of Latin pretium ('value, price'), arriving through Old French pris. Price is simply 'what a thing is worth' in money. The figurative sense — 'the price of fame,' 'a high price to pay' — extends the same idea: what you have to give up to get something.
Root pric still carries 56 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.raise/cut the price提价/降价
- 2.at a reasonable price以合理的价格
- 3.the price of……的价格
- 4.pay the price付出代价
- 5.price range价格区间
Example Sentences
- 1.
The price of fresh vegetables has gone up sharply this winter.
- 2.
We managed to negotiate a lower price for the car.
- 3.
Losing his free time was the price he paid for success.
- 4.
The shop prices its goods slightly below its competitors.
Easily Confused
price vs cost vs value — price is what you're charged (the price of a ticket); cost is what it takes to produce or what you actually spend (the cost of living); value is what it's actually worth to you (good value for money). A thing can have a high price but low value.