price

Preis

Der Geldbetrag, den man für den Kauf einer Sache bezahlt.

In einfachem Englisch: The amount of money you pay to buy something.

• What is the price?
• House prices have risen this year.
• The price includes breakfast and parking.

So benutzt man es: the price of something (What is the price of this jacket?)

Synonyme: cost

Häufige Wendungen: price of something, a low price, a high price, ask the price

Preis, Tribut

Etwas Schlechtes, das man wegen einer Handlung oder Entscheidung erleidet, oder etwas Wertvolles, das man dafür aufgibt.

In einfachem Englisch: Something bad you suffer or give up because of an action or decision.

• Success can come at a price.
• He paid a heavy price for his mistake.
• Losing her privacy was the price of fame.

So benutzt man es: pay the price for something (He paid the price for ignoring the warnings.); the price of something (Loneliness was the price of her fame.)

Synonyme: cost, penalty

Häufige Wendungen: pay the price, price of something, a heavy price, at a price

den Preis ermitteln, Preise vergleichen

Vor dem Kauf herausfinden, wie viel etwas kostet.

In einfachem Englisch: To find out how much something costs before buying it.

• We priced several laptops.
• Have you priced the flights yet?
• She is pricing new carpets for the house.

So benutzt man es: price something up (We priced up a new kitchen before setting our budget.)

Synonyme: check the cost of, get a price for

Häufige Wendungen: price something up, price a car, price several options

Die Quelle enthält keine brauchbare Erklärung für dieses Verb.

In einfachem Englisch: The source provides no usable definition for this verb.

• The entry for the verb price has no definition.
• A learner cannot identify the intended meaning of price here.
• This source leaves the meaning of price unspecified.

Häufige Wendungen: the verb price, define price