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Definition of price point

: the standard price set by the manufacturer for a product

Examples of price point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For Black Friday, Roku has a streaming device at nearly every price point. — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, "Black Friday: What streaming video device is best for you and can you get a deal?," 27 Nov. 2019 Find some of our favorite green paint colors below, in a range of price points and hues, that'll transform any room in your home. — Chelsea Evers, Country Living, "12 Best Green Paint Colors That'll Liven Up Any Room," 25 Nov. 2019 Real estate experts and developers say the high price points are directly related to the rising cost of building due in large part to increased architectural design standards. — Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star, "Why buying a home in Greenwood is out of reach for many who work there," 25 Nov. 2019 That said, the GPU choices are an improvement, and flash storage is cheaper, with more included in the default configurations at the same price points ($2,399 and $2,799) as before. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "2019 16-inch MacBook Pro review: Bye-bye, butterfly," 25 Nov. 2019 The end result: researchers were able to identify an average acceptable price point of somewhere between $500 and $900. — BostonGlobe.com, "The final price tag they put on a dog’s life? $10,000, ‘‘a very round number that both reflects our overall interpretation of the results of our analysis and conveys that we are providing only a first estimate,’’ the authors write.," 23 Nov. 2019 And many vendors have strayed from selling goods for $7 or below, price points established by the founders in order to have a few inexpensive snacks as options. — Alyson Krueger, New York Times, "New York’s Best Outdoor Food Fair? We May Have Found It," 22 Nov. 2019 The end result: a distribution of nearly 5,000 responses that allowed the researchers to identify an average acceptable price point of somewhere between $500 and $900. — Christopher Ingraham, chicagotribune.com, "Researchers have finally put a price tag on the life of a dog," 22 Nov. 2019 The second factor, low price points, is the result of how antibiotics are reimbursed. — Megan Blewett, Fortune, "How to Cure the Antibiotic Industry’s Profitability Infection," 14 Nov. 2019

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First Known Use of price point

1894, in the meaning defined above

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“Price point.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20point. Accessed 8 December 2019.

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price point

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English Language Learners Definition of price point

business : a product's regular price as set by the manufacturer

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