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price is right

price is right phrase: the cost of a thing is reasonable and represents good value.

Phrase

price is right

  1. (idiomatic) The cost of a thing is reasonable and represents good value.
    • The price is right for this used car.
    • The Government has thrown a lifeline to Alstom's Derby Works, with an offer of an order for ten Class 345 nine-car electric multiple units (EMUs) for the Elizabeth line - but only if the 'price is right'.2024 May 1, Mel Holley, “Network News: Elizabeth line '345s' offer a lifeline for Derby Works”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 8

Origin of price is right

Usage began in the second half of the 1900s.

Questions about price is right

What does price is right mean?
Price is right means the cost of a thing is reasonable and represents good value.
What part of speech is price is right?
Price is right is a phrase.

Words near price is right in the dictionary

  1. price gun
  2. price in
  3. price index
  4. price indexes
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  7. price level
  8. price levels
  9. price list
  10. price lists
  11. price maker

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