| admission |
the price a person must pay to enter. [1/3 definitions] |
| altogether |
If the price of a group of things is ten dollars altogether, it means that the price is ten dollars when you put the different things together and add everything up. [1/2 definitions] |
| appraise |
to determine the value of; set a price for. [1/2 definitions] |
| auction |
An auction is a special kind of sale. At an auction, each item gets sold to the person who offers the most money for it. If many people are interested in a particular thing, the price goes higher and higher until everybody but that one person gives up. |
| bar code |
a set of black bars on a white background printed on the labels of goods and mail. A bar code is scanned by a computer that reads information such as price. |
| bargain |
something that is sold or bought at a good price, especially if it is worth more than what was given in exchange. [2/3 definitions] |
| bid |
A bid is an offer to buy something at a certain price. [1/4 definitions] |
| change |
the money that one is given in return if one pays for something with an amount of money than is greater than the price. [1/10 definitions] |
| charge |
to demand or ask as a price. [2/12 definitions] |
| cheap |
having a low price. [1/4 definitions] |
| contractor |
a person who signs an agreement to carry out a particular job at a certain price and also to supply necessary things for the job. A contractor often hires, supervises, and pays other people to help or to do the work. A person in charge of building or repairing a house is often a contractor. |
| cost |
to have the price of. [1/5 definitions] |
| criteria |
Criteria are particular things you look for when you judge something and make a decision. Criteria are like little tests. For example, if someone wants to buy a computer, they don't usually buy just any computer. They choose based on certain things. These things are their criteria. They might decide that the computer must be under a certain price. It must have a certain amount of memory. It must have a certain speed, and it must look good and be of the right size. If a computer passes all these criteria, then they judge that it is what they are looking for. "Criteria" is a plural noun. The singular form is "criterion." |
| dear |
When the price of something is dear, it means that it costs a lot of money or too much money. [1/5 definitions] |
| discount |
an amount taken away from the full or regular price or cost. [2/3 definitions] |
| drop |
When there is a drop in something, the amount of it gets lower. If there is a drop in price, it means that the price becomes lower. [1/7 definitions] |
| expensive |
costing a lot of money; having a high price. |
| extravagant |
more than is reasonable in price; too expensive. [1/2 definitions] |
| fair1 |
If someone receives a fair punishment for doing something wrong, then the punishment was right. It was not too easy or too harsh. If something is being sold for a fair price, then the price is not too high or too low when you think about the value of the thing. [1/8 definitions] |
| fall |
If the price of something falls, it means the price goes down. When something falls, it becomes less in amount or degree. [1/9 definitions] |
| fare |
the price paid to ride on a bus, train, taxi, or airplane, or a passenger who pays this price. [1/2 definitions] |