price out of the market en · VERB
Etymology
Usage began in the first half of the 1900s.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To charge an exorbitant price for a service or product so that no one will purchase it.
He's pricing out of the market, asking for $100,000 for that shack!
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(transitive) To force competition out of business by offering lower or discount prices.
Supermarkets are trying to price farmers' markets out of the market by offering lower prices.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pricing out of the market | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| prices out of the market | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| priced out of the market | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| priced out of the market | Tense=Past | lexicographic |