price out
B2 neutral mixed transitive
In simple words
to make it cost so much that people cannot buy it
Literal meaning: Literally, price pushes someone or something out.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
neutral
to make someone unable to buy, rent, or take part because the price is too high
"Many local families have been priced out of the housing market."
Grammar: mixed
2 C1 neutral
to calculate and assign prices to all items or parts of a plan
"We need to price out the kitchen renovation before we make a decision."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Most common in the pattern 'be priced out of'. In business, it can also mean calculate prices for all parts of a project.
Commonly used with
buyers the market housing renters customers a project
Forms
Base
price out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
prices out
he/she/it
Past simple
priced out
yesterday
Past participle
priced out
have + pp
-ing form
pricing out
continuous
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