prices in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.price [Brit prʌɪs, Am praɪs] N

1. price COMM:

price (gen) (cost) lit, fig
prix m
the price per ticket/kilo/head
le prix du billet/du kilo/par personne
to sell sth for or at a good price
vendre qc à un bon prix
at competitive/attractive prices
à des prix compétitifs/intéressants
‘we pay top prices for…’
‘nous payons le prix fort pour…’
cars have gone up/fallen in price
les voitures ont augmenté/baissé
to give sb a price (estimate)
donner un prix à qn
what sort of price did you have to pay?
à peu près combien est-ce que tu as eu à payer?
to pay a high price for sth lit
payer cher qc
to pay a high price for sth/for doing fig
payer cher qc/d'avoir fait
loss of independence was a high price to pay for peace
perdre son indépendance c'était cher pour obtenir la paix
no price is too high for winning their support
on ferait tout pour obtenir leur soutien
that's the price one pays for being famous
c'est le prix de la célébrité
he paid a very low price for it lit
il l'a acheté à très bas prix
that's a small price to pay for sth/for doing fig
ce n'est pas un gros sacrifice pour obtenir qc/pour faire
you can achieve success—but at a price!
tu peux réussir—mais à quel prix!
that can be arranged—for a price! (gen) hum
ça peut s'arranger, si tu y mets le prix!
she wants to get on in life, at any price or whatever the price
elle veut à tout prix réussir dans la vie
peace at any price
la paix à n'importe quel prix
I wouldn't buy/wear that horrible thing at any price!
pour rien au monde je n'achèterais/ne porterais cette horrible chose!

II.price [Brit prʌɪs, Am praɪs] VB trans

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III.price [Brit prʌɪs, Am praɪs]

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See also full price, selling price, half-price

I.cut-price [Brit kʌtˈprʌɪs] ADJ Brit

II.cut-price [Brit kʌtˈprʌɪs] ADV

prices in the PONS Dictionary

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prices Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an upward movement in share prices
une tendance à la hausse des actions
downward drift of prices
effondrement m
to go sky-high prices
s'envoler
to go through the floor prices
toucher le plancher
a big drop in prices
une forte baisse des prix
to be on the upgrade prices
augmenter
to impose a ceiling on prices
plafonner les prix
prices are getting out of control
il y a un dérapage des prix
to reduce the prices on all one's stock
solder tout son stock
to result in an increase in prices
avoir pour résultat une augmentation des prix
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Prices are still rising during disinflation, but at a lower rate.
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The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped precipitously as prices on the notes surged.
www.ctvnews.ca
Its concern is thus the interrelation of financial variables, such as prices, interest rates and shares, as opposed to those concerning the real economy.
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The agricultural sector of Senegal is highly vulnerable to variations in rainfall and changes in world commodity prices.
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While not new, fiber lasers are really coming into their own as prices fall and their capability increases.
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It said that emerging economies remain vulnerable to trade and financial shocks that could strongly affect volume of their exports and the prices of primary commodities, as happened in 2008.
www.moneycontrol.com
According to the upmarket estate agent, while inflation-adjustedhouse prices grew 68pc in the Noughties, prices will grow just 40pc in the next decade.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The supply-demand balance then reverses; supply outpaces demand (sellers predominate), causing prices to fall.
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These early funds were generally of the closed-end type with a fixed number of shares which often traded at prices above the value of the portfolio.
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The miracle slackened off in 1973 in the face of an upsurge in oil prices and the destabilization of international trade.
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