Prices and costs

price (noun)

the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy something

cost (noun)

the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, pay for, or do something

charge (noun)

an amount of money that you have to pay, especially when you visit a place or when someone does something for you

bill (noun)

the amount of money you have to pay for something

fee (noun)

money that you pay to a professional person or institution for their work

offer (noun)

a price that you say you will pay for something

outlay (noun)

the amount of money that you must spend in order to buy something or to start a new business or project

rate (noun)

an amount of money that is paid or charged

admission (noun)

the amount of money you pay to enter a place or event

asking price (noun)

the price that someone wants for something they are selling

at great/vast/considerable expense ()

spending a lot of money

bargain (noun)

a lower than usual price

bill of costs (noun)

a list of the charges, fees, and expenses that a client has to pay to a lawyer or other person who has worked on a legal case

burden (noun)

the responsibility of paying an amount of money, especially when this is considered too much

conditional fee agreement (noun)

an agreement between a lawyer and a client to pay a fee only if the action is successful. It is informally called a no win no fee agreement.

the consumer price index (noun)

the CPI: a measure of inflation (=the rate at which the cost of living is rising or falling). It consists of a list of the prices of some basic goods and services, which is published each month.

cost (noun)

all the money that a business must spend to produce something or to provide a service

cost-benefit analysis (noun)

a comparison of the likely costs of a plan or project with the benefit it will bring, done in order to help make a decision

cost-cutting (noun)

actions taken to reduce the costs of a business, government, or other organization

cost of entry (noun)

the cost of beginning to trade in a particular market for the first time

the cost of living (noun)

the amount of money you need in order to pay for basic things such as food, clothes, shelter, heating, and transport

the cost-of-living index (noun)

the consumer price index

cost-plus (noun)

an amount calculated by adding the cost of producing something to a profit or charge that has been agreed

cost price (noun)

the price it costs to produce something, without making any profit

costs (noun)

money that an individual or organization must spend regularly on things like electricity, rent, and travel

the CPI ()

the consumer price index: a measure of inflation (=the rate at which the cost of living is rising or falling). It consists of a list of the prices of some basic goods and services, which is published each month.

expense (noun)

an amount of money that you spend in order to buy or do something

expense (noun)

the high cost of something

factory-gate price (noun)

the price at which a factory sells goods to wholesalers (=companies that sell goods to shops)

fee (noun)

an amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do something such as join an organization

fixed cost (noun)

a cost such as rent that a company has to pay that does not depend on how much it produces

flat rate (noun)

a price, payment, or interest rate that does not change even if conditions change

for (preposition)

used for saying the cost of a product or a service

the going rate ()

the usual amount of money that people are paying for something

guide price (noun)

British the price at which you expect to sell something, especially a house

indirect cost (noun)

a business cost that is not directly connected with a particular product or operation

keep (noun)

the cost of the food and the other things such as clothes that you need to live

list price (noun)

a price for a product suggested by the people who make it

market price (noun)

the price that a product can be sold for at a particular time

market value (noun)

the amount of money that something is worth or can be sold for at a particular time

m.v. (abbreviation)

market value

offer (noun)

a special price that is lower than the usual price for something

operating costs (noun)

the usual expenses involved in running a business but not including the costs of producing the goods to be sold

opportunity cost (noun)

the amount of money that a company or organization loses by deciding to do one thing rather than another

outgoings (noun)

amounts of money that you have to spend regularly, for example on your rent or fuel bills

overheads (noun)

money that you pay regularly as the costs of operating a business or organization

poundage (noun)

business a payment calculated according to the weight or cost in pounds

price point (noun)

the price at which a product is sold in shops

price tag (noun)

a label on a product that says how much it costs

price tag (noun)

informal the cost of something very big and expensive

prime cost (noun)

the money that is needed for the materials and workers involved in making a product

purchase price (noun)

formal the price that you have to pay for something

quotation (noun)

the price that someone says they will charge you for doing a particular piece of work

quote (noun)

the price that someone says they will charge you for doing a particular piece of work

ransom (noun)

the amount of money that someone wants to be paid before they will let a person who they are keeping prisoner go free

reserve (noun)

a reserve price

the retail price index (noun)

British the RPI: a measure of inflation (=the rate at which the cost of living is rising or falling). It consists of a list of the prices of some basic goods and services, which is published each month.

the RPI (British)

British the retail price index: a measure of inflation (=the rate at which the cost of living is rising or falling). It consists of a list of the prices of some basic goods and services, which is published each month.

running costs (noun)

the money that you spend regularly to operate a machine or to manage a business or service

selling price (noun)

the price that someone pays for something

service charge (noun)

an amount of money that a company adds to the cost of something in order to be paid for their services

someone’s bottom line ()

the lowest price someone will accept, or the greatest change they are prepared to accept when they are trying to reach an agreement with someone else

spot price (noun)

the price at which a particular product can be bought or sold at a specific time and place

standing charge (noun)

British a fixed amount of money that you pay for being provided with a service such as gas, electricity, water, or a telephone line

sticker price (noun)

mainly American the retail price of a car, marked on a sticker shown in the car window

storage (noun)

the money that it costs to store something

subscription (noun)

an agreement to pay an amount of money so that you will receive something such as a magazine or a service. You take out a subscription, usually for a year, and renew it if you want to continue the arrangement for another year.

subscription (noun)

an agreement to pay an amount of money in order to help an organization or a project

surcharge (noun)

an additional amount of money that you must pay for something over the usual price

tariff (noun)

a list of the prices charged

toll (noun)

an amount of money that you pay to use a bridge or a road

top dollar (noun)

informal a very high price

tuition (noun)

money that you pay to take lessons, especially at a college, university, or private school