price on someone's head
A compensation for capturing or killing someone, especially a criminal.
The police put a price on his head after he killed four innocent women.
ADV
highly
attractively, competitively, economically, fairly, moderately, modestly, realistically, reasonably, sensibly
The local bakery offers fresh bread at reasonably priced rates every morning.
accordingly
The restaurant charges high prices, and the quality of the food is good accordingly.
PREP
at
The new smartphone is priced at around $800, which is expensive for many families.
between
The hotel rooms ranged between $80 and $150 per night depending on the season.
from, to
Designer handbags in that store range in price from fifty dollars to several thousand.
PHRASES
be priced high/low
The restaurant's menu items are priced quite high for a casual dining experience.
ADJ
exorbitant, high, inflated, prohibitive, steep | low
bargain, budget
We found budget prices on flights if we booked two months in advance.
attractive, fair, reasonable, right
The hotel offers comfortable rooms at a reasonable price for families visiting the city.
good
She found a good price on flights by booking early in the morning.
average
asking, purchase
The seller set an asking price of $250,000, but we negotiated it down by $20,000.
retail, sale, selling
cost
The store offered winter coats at cost price during their January clearance sale.
full, half
The restaurant offers full price meals at lunch and half price specials after 9pm.
market
The market price of gold rose significantly last week due to global economic concerns.
admission
The admission price for the concert was higher than I expected.
consumer | commodity, food, house, land, property, share | electricity, energy, fuel, oil, petrol
VERB + PRICE
command, fetch, go for
Vintage wine from that vineyard commands premium prices at auction houses worldwide.
give sb, quote sb
The car dealer gave us a competitive price for our old vehicle.
charge, set | increase, push up, raise | bring down, cut, lower, mark down, push down, reduce, slash
go up in, increase in, rise in
Houses have risen in price significantly over the last ten years in our city.
come down in
range in, vary in
Hotel rooms in the city vary in price depending on the season and location.
undercut
PRICE + VERB
go up, rise, shoot up, skyrocket, soar
Oil prices have shot up significantly since the supply shortage began last month.
drop, fall, go down, slump
The cost of petrol dropped significantly last month, so many drivers were happy.
go from to, range from to, start at
Hotel rooms in the city range from 80 dollars a night to over 300 dollars for luxury suites.
PRICE + NOUN
level, range | increase, rise | cut | change, movement | war
tag
The price tag on that designer jacket was higher than I expected.
list
index
Consumer price index figures show that inflation has risen again this month.
PREP
at a/the ~
You can buy almost anything in that store, but at a price.
in ~
The cost of houses in our neighborhood has increased significantly in price over the last five years.
PHRASES
a drop/a fall/a reduction in price, an increase/a rise in price, pay a heavy price (for sth)
She had to pay a heavy price for leaving her job without finding another one first.
place/put a price on sth
It's hard to place a price on the value of good friends and family.
the price of freedom/success, etc.