Betekenis van price In het Nederlands

• 0 the amount of money for which something is sold:

  • The price of oil has risen sharply.

  • House prices have been falling.

  • We thought they were asking a very high/low price.

  • The large supermarkets are offering big price cuts.

  • Perhaps being unpopular is the price of success.

  • An extra few minutes at the airport is a small price to pay for safe travel.

• 1 to say what the price of something is:

  • The car is priced at £28,000.

  • There is a lack of reasonably priced housing for rent.

  • We went around all the travel agents pricing the different tours.

• 2 the amount of money for which something is sold or offered for sale:

  • high/low prices

  • The price of gas went up five cents a gallon.

• 3 the amount of money for which something is sold or offered for sale:

  • at/for a price We managed to purchase the business for a reasonable price.

  • house/oil/share prices Large increases in house prices have given a strong boost to consumer spending.

  • During the last week of May, share prices surged.

  • a competitive/fair/reasonable price The company hopes to sell its biofuel at a competitive price.

  • a high/low price They sold the property for a high price.

  • falling/rising prices Falling prices should be good news for textile producers.

  • agree/agree on a price It took some time before we could agree on a price

  • increase/put up/raise prices They're quite willing to raise prices when there are more people wanting to buy something than there are units available for sale.

  • cut/reduce/slash prices Companies are slashing prices in an attempt to attract customers who are reluctant to spend.

  • price increases/reductions/rises A spokesman confirmed that the price increases would take effect from next month.

  • a price of $50/£300/€10,000, etc. The stocks reached a price of $25.

  • The plumber will estimate how long the work will take and give the customer a price for labor.

  • Some retailers are still selling the goods at full price.

• 4 for a lot of money:

  • Almost anything can be fixed for a price.

• 5 to say how much something costs, or is worth:

  • The latest development makes it difficult to put a price on other bonds and loans.

  • Staff loyalty is something that you can't really put a price on.

• 6 to decide the price of a particular product or service:

  • price sth at sth With tickets priced at $300 a person, proceeds from the event are to be given to charity.

  • Many stocks are priced as if oil were still $28 to $30 a barrel.

  • price sth high/low The sales team felt that the new product had been priced too low.

  • attractively/competitively priced The major mining stocks look attractively priced, and our recommendation is to buy.

  • moderately/reasonably priced The sales staff always stay at a moderately priced hotel.

• 7 to compare prices of similar products or services:

  • We priced up the various systems on offer before deciding to go for this one.

• 8 to put a ticket or label on goods in a store to show how much they cost:

  • All these items need pricing up before they go on display.

  • The gadget had been wrongly priced by the store, but they agreed to sell it to me for the price on the label.

• 9 to charge so much for a product or service that people cannot or do not want to buy it:

  • By setting the price at that level we had effectively priced ourselves out of the market.

  • With house prices and mortgage rates so high, first-time buyers are effectively priced out of the market.