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- Pricey vs. Pricy - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Both words are surprisingly recent coinages COHA does return three more hits from 1837, 1928, and 1966, but they all look like typos or OCR failures to me Etymonline confirms: "1932, from price + -y" Pricey has always been more popular than pricy Pricey is getting even more popular, while pricy fades in comparison
- meaning - Differences between price point and price - English . . .
the price for which something is sold on the retail market, especially in relation to a range of competitive prices For example, "our shampoo is a bargain at this price point" and "I don't think I can make this deal at this price point" both emphasize the choice that the potential seller is making among other realistically potential prices
- What is the reason or proper usage of price and pricing?
Price means the amount of money one will charge to sell an item "The price for this can of tomatoes is fifty-nine cents " "The price for this can of tomatoes is fifty-nine cents " By extension, can mean what one has to give up to achieve something
- Should it be 10 US$ or US$ 10? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- word usage - Should it be cheaper price or lower price? - English . . .
Low price might make someone believe they are getting something cheaper Stores often trick buyers by offering items at a ‘lower price’ This, to make the buyer think the seller is selling something cheap; but, saying you paid a ‘lower price’ for something doesn't make the item itself worth more than the cost
- Why is a 100% increase the same amount as a two-fold increase?
People prefer to avoid the "%" increase for anything more than a few percent, due to confusion it creates: lots of readers fail to realize the distinction between "increase by" and "increase to", and even these who do, make a double take to spot which one was used, especially with values exceeding 100 by not much
- cheaper price or lower price cheaper rate or lower rate
Price is an attribute of the item being priced Rather it is the item itself that is cheaper However, it is perfectly clear that the price attribute can be lower Nonetheless your observation is also correct: "cheaper price", "cheaper rate" etc are common usage, and it sounds perfectly fine to my native speaker's ear
- Correct use of circa - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I understand the use of circa c as it applies to approximating dates However, I have a writer who (over)uses the word in other contexts Examples: from circa early 1990s up until circa 8 y
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