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f^n%? — more at cheap adj., pay v.

■ verb [VN] 1 [usually passive] ~ sth (at sth) to fix the price

of sth at a particular level *£ ••• a£ jft; Aj ••• jfe ifr: a reasonably priced house ^ 3 #1 —* ® ^ o The

tickets are priced at $100 each. 100 7t;₀ o

These goods are priced too high.

2 ~ sth (up) to write or stick tickets on goods to show

how much they cost ( & f§j _p°_p ±^; ) M ifr, B &

3 to compare the prices of different types of the same thing ••• W: We priced various models before buying this one. mi

— mKo ITOTil price yourself/sth out of the market to

charge such a high price for your goods, services, etc. that nobody wants to buy them 'price controls noun [pi.] (economics %£) restrictions that a government puts on the price of goods at particular times, such as when there is not enough of sth, when there is a war, etc. ( W )

'price-fixing noun [u] the practice of companies agreeing not to sell goods below a particular price

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‘price index noun = retail price index price-less /'praislas/ adj. 1 extremely valuable or important Jcifrtf}; a priceless

collection of antiques 0 priceless

information Wfl o note at valuable

— compare valuable 2 (informal) extremely amusing

ttlW : You should have seen his face—it was priceless! !

'price tag noun a label on sth that shows how much you must pay jfr ^ ^ : (figurative) There is a £2 million price tag on the team’s star player.

A 200 TfMBo — picture o label 'price war noun a situation in which companies or shops/stores keep reducing the prices of their products and services in order to attract customers away from their competitors

pricey /'praisi/ adj. (prici-er, prici-est) (informal) expensive SwWo note at expensive pri-cing /‘praisip/ noun [u] the act of deciding how much to charge for sth Yfift”, i+'f/h competitive

pricing o pricing policy — see

also ROAD PRICING

prick /prik/ verb, noun

■ verb 1 [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to make a very small hole in

sth with a sharp point ; M; : Prick holes in the

paper with a pin. 0 He pricked the

balloon and burst it. » 2 [VN] - sth (on

sth) to make a small hole in the skin so that it hurts or blood comes out $]®£ ( i£J8£ ) : She pricked her

finger on a needle. 3 to make sb

feel a slight pain as if they were being pricked

$|J M: [V] He felt a pricking sensation in his throat. #,!£ &MMo 0 [VN] Tears pricked her eyes. ?@z)c$i] $i:TMW3&Iro tWl prick your 'conscience | your 'conscience pricks you to make you feel guilty about sth; to feel guilty about sth H g. f!] H _: Her conscience pricked her as she lied to her sister. M A prick (up) your 'ears 1 (of an animal, especially a horse or dog $,$}) to raise the ears 2 (also your ’ears prick

up) (of a person A) to listen carefully, especially because you have just heard sth interesting :

Her ears pricked up at the sound of his name. — P/f f!j M

m noun 1 (taboo, slang) a penis ^ E; ^2 (taboo, slang) an offensive word for a stupid or unpleasant man 4 A; : Don’t be such a prick! £i] 3 an act of

making a very small hole in sth with a sharp point jt;

"U $U: I’m going to give your finger a little prick with this needle. ft £ « ft* £ % ¥ ± & g *L - T „

4 a slight pain caused by a sharp point or sth that feels

like a sharp point ff$U/il; /i ) _: You will feel a

tiny prick in your arm. /luGUMJSo 0

(figurative) He could feel the hot prick of tears in his eyes. fllRM****, AMMWo prickle /’prikl/ verb, noun

n verb 1 to give sb an unpleasant feeling on their skin, as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into it $ij M; #L#: [VN] The rough cloth prickled my skin.

0 [V] His moustache prickled when he kissed me. M^icWN^i^i^LAo 2 [V] (of skin, eyes, etc. &, 01W#) to sting or feel strange and unpleasant because you are frightened, angry, excited, etc. W $!l lii: Her eyes prickled with tears, jg ?Jc $ij ^ 7 M W 01Bff ₀ 0 The hairs on the back of my neck prickled when I heard the door open, off M ff HP, o (figurative)

He prickled (= became angry) at the suggestion that it had been his fault. MS,±AJL7₀

a noun 1 a small sharp part on the stem or leaf of a plant or on the skin of some animals ( W ) ,

$!]; ( ) i£$!], ffl : a cactus covered in prickles

-i£$t$JW^>fl]jA'f 2 a slight stinging feeling on the skin $!] 0; a prickle of fear/excitement StH /

prick ly /'prikli/ adj. 1 covered with prickles a

prickly bush 2 causing you to feel as if your

skin is touching sth that is covered with prickles

i|aj ^ W : a prickly feeling $ij 0 ^

■ (informal) (of a person A) easily annoyed or offended

M ^ W ; fit 4 H PE771 touchy 4 (of a decision, an issue, etc. fn]^) difficult to deal with because

people have very different ideas about it ; jft&L

a 1$ ; M ¥ thorny : Let’s move on to the

prickly subject of taxation reform. *£ff j H T-*•-

, prickly ' heat noun [u] a skin condition, common in hot countries, that causes small red spots that itch .prickly 'pear noun 1 a type of cactus with prickles (=' sharp parts like needles), and yellow flowers fill A ( flljA^Mjfi^l, lEUfe ) 2 the reddish fruit of the prickly pear that is shaped like a pear and can be eaten filj AM ( it4l, )

'prick-teaser (also 'prick-tease) noun (taboo, slang) = cock-teaser pride On* /praid/ noun, verb m noun

5 PLEASURE/SATISFACTION '(t & ; ;J£ 1 [U, sing.] ~ (in

sth/in doing sth) a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done sth well or own sth that other people admire g £; The sight of her

son graduating filled her with pride. #I!]JLT

T § iEo OI take (a) pride in my work. Al i BWI# B M M M o 0 We take great pride in offering the best service in town.

0 I looked with pride at what I had achieved. fftj&tft, 0 Success in sport is a source

of national pride. W jft tfc Ji & UM ₀ 2 [sing.]

the ~ of sth a person or thing that gives people a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction

) : The new sports stadium is the pride of the town.

6 RESPECT FOR YOURSELF I f. 3 [U] the feeling of respect

that you have for yourself g § M; If-P: Pride

would not allow him to accept the money. §

o Her pride was hurt. MW S T

o Losing his job was a real blow to his pride.

S o o It’s time to swallow

your pride (= hide your feelings of pride) and ask for your job back. £ <*, ttmm

■ [U] (disapproving) the feeling that you are better or

more important than other people g ft; #:fS: Male pride forced him to suffer in silence. i.

SAfo — see also proud

7 LIONS W f 5 [C+sing./pl. v] a group of lions

Vm sb’s pride and 'joy a person or thing that causes sb to feel great pleasure or satisfaction ^A^l A ( skf-tyl ) pride comes/goes before a fall (saying) if you have too high an opinion of yourself or your abilities, sth will happen to make you look stupid ^A AI^C pride of 'place the position in which sth is most easily seen, that is given to the most important