| Formas compostas: |
| asking price n | (cost of sth being sold) | preço solicitado loc sm |
| | The asking price for the vase is £25. |
| at a good price expr | (at reasonable cost) | a bom preço loc adv |
| | I was able to buy my PC at a good price. |
| at any cost adv | (however high the cost may be) | a qualquer preço loc adv |
| | We will win this war at any cost. |
| at any price adv | (whatever the cost) | a qualquer preço loc adv |
| | Bob was willing to buy the painting at any price. |
| at any price adv | figurative (whatever sacrifice is required) | a qualquer custo loc adv |
| | (figurado) | a qualquer preço loc adv |
| | Yvonne wanted to win the game at any price. |
| bargain price n | (low cost) (preço baixo) | preço de barganha, preço de saldo loc sm |
| | You can find bargain prices on good used clothing at the thrift shop. |
| base price n | (cost before extras) | preço base loc sm |
| | The base price is $20,000; if you want a stereo or air conditioning, that will be extra. |
| bid price n | (highest amount of money offered) | preço da oferta sf |
| | The antique table was sold at the bid price of £5,000. |
| book value n | (business: net worth) | valor contábil, valor contabilístico loc sm |
| | (carro) | preço de tabela loc sm |
| | Buying that car at far less than book value was a great bargain. |
| cash price n | (discount) (mais barato em dinheiro) | preço a dinheiro, preço a pronto pagamento expres |
| | | preço à vista expres |
| | The cash price for a new car can be as much as 10% less than if you buy it on time. |
| closing price n | (stock market: ending price) (bolsa de valores) | preço de fechamento |
| | The closing price of the telephone company stock has risen for five consecutive days. |
| collapse in prices n | (decrease in market value) | colapso no preço loc sm |
| | The collapse in stock prices means I will have to postpone my retirement. |
| come down in price v expr | informal (become less expensive) | baixar o preço expres v |
| | | ficar barato expres v |
| | That computer will come down in price when a faster model becomes available. |
| come hell or high water adv | (whatever the difficulties) | aconteça o que acontecer, chova ou faça sol adv |
| | | a qualquer preço adv |
| | Come hell or high water, I am going to finish this marathon. |
| exact a toll v expr | (have a negative effect) (ter efeito negativo) | ter um preço alto expres |
| | Three years of working long hours, seven days a week, with no holidays have exacted a toll; John's health has really suffered. |
| fair price n | (reasonable cost) (preço razoável) | preço justo loc sm |
| | I paid £2,000 for my car - it seemed like a fair price at the time. |
| fix the price v expr | (agree on cost) | fixar o preço loc v |
| | The management team met to fix the price for selling their newest product line. |
| fix the price v expr | (collude to set price) | fixar o preço loc v |
| | There's no point in shopping around for a cheaper one. The shopkeepers all know each other round here and fix the price. |
| fixed price n | (cost set in advance) | preço fixo loc sm |
| | In general, department stores sell goods at fixed prices. |
fixed-price,
fixed price n as adj | (option: with set cost) | com preço fixo |
| Nota: A hyphen is commonly used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Two types of mortgages are available: the fixed price mortgage and the variable mortgage. |
| for a song adv | figurative (at a bargain price, cheaply) | a preço de banana loc adv |
| | | barato adj |
| | I bought this antique clock for a song. |
| | Eu comprei esse relógio antigo a preço de banana. |
| good price n | (reasonable cost) | bom preço loc adv |
| | The hotel offers good prices for rooms. |
| | O hotel oferece quartos a bom preço. |
| great price n | (value for money, cheap cost) | ótimo preço n |
| | That's a great price for a machine with those features. |
| | É um ótimo preço para uma máquina com esses recursos. |
half price,
half-price n | (cost: 50% reduction) | metade do preço n |
| | The shop is selling lots of clothes at half price in the sale. |
| | A loja está vendendo muitas roupas pela metade do preço na oferta. |
| half-price n as adj | (50% reduction) | metade do preço n |
| | Alice always looks out for half-price items in the supermarket. |
| | Alice sempre busca itens com metade do preço no mercado. |
| half-price adv | (at a 50% reduction) | metade do preço n |
| | I bought this dress half-price in the sale. |
| | Comprei esse vestido pela metade do preço na oferta. |
| high price n | figurative (great cost) | preço alto, preço elevado sm + adj |
| | We won the battle, but we paid such a high price in human lives, I wonder if it was worth it. |
| high price tag n | figurative (great cost, expense) (figurado) | preço alto sm |
| | His rise to fame came with a high price tag; his wife and children left him. |
| list n | (undiscounted price) | preço de tabela loc sm |
| | List for this coffee maker is fifty dollars. |
| | This coffee maker is fifty dollars on the list. |
mark sth down,
mark down sth vtr phrasal sep | (reduce price of) | abaixar o preço expres v |
| | The store marked down the Christmas merchandise in January. |
markup,
mark-up n | (price increase) | subida de preço loc sf |
| | (preço para cima) | remarcação sf |
| | The dealer added a 5% markup to the car. |
| on the cheap adv | informal (at little expense, by cutting costs) | barato adj |
| | (informal) | a preço de banana loc adv |
| | (informal) | por uma mixaria loc adv |
| | (informal) | por uma bagatela loc adv |
| | He had bought his suit on the cheap, and the shoddy fabric showed it. |
| | She made the movie on the cheap, using a hand held camera. |
| overpriced adj | (unreasonably expensive) (insensatamente caro) | de preço exagerado loc adj |
| | | caríssimo adj |
| | Luxury cars are overpriced; there are many cheaper cars of comparable quality. |
| penny stock n | US (cheap stock) | título especulativo sm |
| | | ação de baixo preço sf |
| | Bob focused on selling penny stock to wealthy investors. |
| price sth vtr | (valuate) | apreçar vt |
| | | fixar o preço vt + sm |
| | The art dealer priced the vase at six hundred dollars. |
| price sth vtr | (label with a price) | perguntar o preço vt + sm |
| | Let me price this book, then we can go home. |
| price cut n | (discount, lowering of costs) | redução de preço sf |
| | | desconto sm |
| | You can find bargains after Christmas when there are price cuts on holiday merchandise. |
| price freeze n | (temporary fixing of prices) | congelamento de preço sm |
| | The Department of Trade and Industry imposed a price freeze on basic commodities. |
| price tag n | (label showing an item's cost) | etiqueta de preço sf |
| | I cut the price tag off before I gift-wrapped the sweater. |
| rally n | (rise in stock prices) (BRA, economia) | sofrer rali expres v |
| | | subir preço expres v |
| | | recuperação sf |
| | The end of the day saw a rally in this company's shares. |
| | No final do dia, as ações dessa companhia sofreram rali. |
| sale price n | (discounted cost) | preço com desconto expres |
| | | preço de oferta loc sm |
| | Even the sale price is more than I'm willing to pay. |
| soaring costs npl | (prices that are rising rapidly) | disparada de preço loc sf pl |
| | | custos exorbitantes loc sm pl |
| | People were rioting because of the soaring costs of food and goods. |
| | Soaring costs have forced me to live within my budget. |
twofer,
two-fer n | slang, abbreviation (two for price of one) | dois pelo preço de um loc smpl |
| whatever the cost adv | (no matter what is required) | custe o que custar expres |
| | | não importa o que custar, a qualquer preço expres |
| | We'll try to free the hostage whatever the cost. |