at a price

phrase

1

: by losing or giving up something or doing something unpleasant

Success came at a price.

2

: for a very large amount of money

The chocolate is available by mail order, but at a price.

Examples of at a price in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The winger’s arrival, especially at a price that will be well over €100million (more than £85m/$110m), leads to several questions. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Investors also need access at a price that leaves enough upside. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

The industrials sector of the S&P 500 is trading at a price-to-earnings ratio above 30, a level investors more often associate with high fliers, and a P/E ratio that is well above industrials' long-term average, which is closer to 20. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 26 July 2026

When a building is purchased at a price that only makes sense if rents rise quickly, rent hikes stop being incidental. — Anisha Steephen, Time, 21 July 2026

Rhymes for at a price

• imprecise
• sacrifice
• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice