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at a price

1. if you can get something at a price, you have to pay a lot of money for it. Forged passports are available, at a price.

2. if you can get something at a price, you have to accept something unpleasant in order to get it. Progress has been achieved, but at a price. Many who worked on farms and in factories are now without jobs.

at any price

if you want something at any price, you will do whatever you have to do in order to get it. We want peace at any price.

See also: any

Cheap at half the price! (British & Australian, humorous)

something that you say when something is very expensive. 'That'll be £3.20 please.' 'What? For one bottle of beer! Cheap at half the price.'

See also: cheap, half

pay the price

to accept the unpleasant results of what you have done. She dropped all her friends when she met Steve and now that he's gone, she's paying the price. She has no one to turn to. I have paid the price for working nonstop - my health has suffered. (often + for)

See also: pay

What price [fame/success/victory etc.]?

something that you say which means it is possible that the fame, success etc. that has been achieved was not worth all the suffering it has caused. What price victory when so many people have died to make it possible?

See also: fame, success, victory

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at any price

no matter how difficult. They wanted to find out the truth at any price.

at all costs

See also: any

come at a price

to include disadvantages in order to get what you want. The company's success was made possible by the country's rulers, but their support comes at a price.

Usage notes: sometimes used without come: Following the recommendation would have increased teamwork, but at a price.Altho "come" is common, it is not necessary--SL, 1/03

See also: come

for a price

for a lot of money. She'll do any kind of redecorating you need, for a price. They will do custom software programming, but at a price.

pay the price

to accept the unpleasant results of something. He achieved great fame in his later years, but he certainly paid the price. Professional athletes often pay a price for the beating their bodies have taken.

See also: pay

put a price (tag) on something

to say how much something costs. They finally put a price tag on the proposed renovations. You can't put a price on loyalty.