price

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BrE /praɪs/ AmE /praɪs/

noun en → es

1 COST [singular] A1

the amount of money that something costs or is worth

precio, coste

  • the price of something

Collocations price of a ticket · high/low price

  • The price of petrol is going up.

    El precio de la gasolina está subiendo.

2 PAY [transitive] A2

to pay a particular amount for something

pagar, costar

  • price sth at $X

Collocations price an item · price a product

  • They priced the car at £15,000.

    Pusieron el precio del coche en 15,000 libras esterlinas.

3 VALUE [singular] B1

the value of something in terms of money

valor, precio

  • price of sth

Collocations market price · retail price

  • The market price for oil has risen.

    El precio del mercado para el petróleo ha subido.

4 BARGAIN [singular] B1

a good value or bargain

chollo, ganga

  • price of sth

Collocations good price · bargain price

  • They got a good price for the house.

    Lograron un buen precio por la casa.

5 PAY [transitive] B1

to pay money to buy something

pagar, costar

  • price sth at $X

Collocations price an item · price a product

  • They priced the car at £15,000.

    Pusieron el precio del coche en 15,000 libras esterlinas.

6 PAY [transitive] B2

to pay a price for something bad that happens to you

pagar un precio por algo

  • price sth

Collocations pay the price of a mistake · pay the price for an error

  • He paid the price for his mistakes.

    Él pagó el precio por sus errores.

7 PAY [transitive] B2

to pay a particular amount of money to buy something

pagar, costar

  • price sth at $X

Collocations price an item · price a product

  • They priced the car at £15,000.

    Pusieron el precio del coche en 15,000 libras esterlinas.

8 PAY [transitive] C1

to pay a price for something bad that happens to you

pagar un precio por algo

  • price sth

Collocations pay the price of a mistake · pay the price for an error

  • He paid the price for his mistakes.

    Él pagó el precio por sus errores.