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price out

idiom
Meaning

To exclude (someone) from a market due to rising or unaffordable prices.


Examples
SIMPLE

High rents price out many local families.

CONTEXTUAL

Rising property values in the city center continue to price out young professionals who want to live near their offices.

COMPLEX

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.

Anchors to
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  1. 01

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    Everyone can be bribed or corrupted for a certain price.

  2. 02

    pay the price

    To incur the negative consequences of (one’s own or someone else’s) actions or decisions.

  3. 03

    price is right

    The cost of a thing is reasonable and represents good value.

  4. 04

    price of eggs

    Something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur.

  5. 05

    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.

  6. 06

    price on someone's head

    A compensation for capturing or killing someone, especially a criminal.

Last updated April 17, 2026