Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - price

~1 n 1 »MONEY« the amount of money for which something is sold, bought, or offered  (Fuel prices are rising steadily.) + of  (Can you tell me what the price of a new window would be? | They agreed on a price of -2000 for the car.) high/low price  (You can get cars in Europe at very low prices. | price increase/rise)  (Experts say that price rises will be gradual. | right price)  (We don't have to sell to the first buyer, we can wait for the right price. | at a good/fair etc price)  (You can get a three-course meal at a fairly reasonable price. | half/full price)  (I bought these jeans half price in the sale. | in price)  (Videos vary in price depending on the make.)  (- see also asking price ask (8), cost1, cost price, list price, market price) 2 at a price a) used to say that you can buy something, but only if you pay a lot of money  (You can get goat's cheese at the local delicatessen - at a price!) b) used to say that something can be achieved, but that it involves something unpleasant  (She was finally made senior executive, but at what price!) 3 at any price if you want to do something at any price you are determined to do it, even if it is very difficult  (She was determined to have a child at any price.) 4 not at any price used to say that you would never sell something, or do something, even for a lot of money  (Sorry, that painting's not for sale at any price.) 5 put a price on sth a) to say how much something costs  (Could you put a price on the damage the storm caused?) b) to give something a financial value  (You just can't put a price on their fighting spirit.) 6 the price of success/freedom etc the unpleasant or unwelcome things that you must suffer in order to be successful, free etc  (Monroe paid the ultimate price of success, dying alone in her room.) 7 What price fame/glory etc? usually spoken used to say that it is possible that it was not worth achieving something good, because too many bad things have happened as a result  (Homeless widows and orphans viewing tonight's carnage may well ask, what price political independence?) 8 »AT HORSE RACE« the chance that a horse will win a race expressed in numbers; odds (4)  ("What price are you offering on 'Lucky Shot'?" "Seven to four.") 9 be above/beyond/without etc price to be extremely valuable or important 10 a price on sb's head a reward for catching or killing someone  (running scared with a price on his head) 11 everyone has their price used to say that you can persuade people to do anything if you give them what they want  (- see also cheap at the price cheap1 (8), name your price name2 (7), pay the price pay1 (6)) ~2 v 1 (usually in passive) to fix the price of something that is for sale  (a moderately priced apartment | be priced at)  (The tennis rackets are priced at -75 each.) 2 to put the price on goods to show how much they cost 3 to compare the prices of things  (We spent Saturday morning pricing microwaves.) 4 price yourself out of the market to demand too much money for the services or goods that you are selling