1 B2 neutral
to calculate how much something will cost
"We spent the afternoon pricing up the materials for the extension."
separable
price up
B2 neutral mixed transitive
to work out, label, or set the price of something
In plain English
to find how much something costs or put a price on it
What does "price up" mean?
3 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 B2 neutral
to attach price labels to goods in a shop
"The assistant was pricing up a new delivery of shirts."
separable
3 C1 neutral
to set the selling price of something, sometimes at a high level
"They priced the new model up at nearly a thousand dollars."
separable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
Literally, to put a price up onto something.
Actually means
to find how much something costs or put a price on it
Usage tip
Common in retail and planning. In some varieties of English, it often means putting price labels on goods; it can also mean calculating likely cost.
Words that pair with "price up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
items goods stock a job materials furniture
How to conjugate "price up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
price up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
prices up
he/she/it
Past simple
priced up
yesterday
Past participle
priced up
have + pp
-ing form
pricing up
continuous
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