price out
To exclude (someone) from a market due to rising or unaffordable prices.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“High rents price out many local families.”
“Rising property values in the city center continue to price out young professionals who want to live near their offices.”
“As luxury developers transformed the neighborhood, the resulting surge in property taxes effectively priced out the long-term residents who had anchored the community for decades.”
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every man has a price
Everyone can be bribed or corrupted for a certain price.
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pay the price
To incur the negative consequences of (one’s own or someone else’s) actions or decisions.
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price is right
The cost of a thing is reasonable and represents good value.
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price of eggs
Something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur.
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price of tea in China
Something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur, or that someone unaware of it is ignorant, etc.
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price on someone's head
A compensation for capturing or killing someone, especially a criminal.
Last updated August 10, 2026