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61price/earnings ratio — ( P/E ratio) A measurement of a company s rating, calculated by dividing the share price by the annual earnings per share. A high P/E ratio means the company is highly rated by the stock market, suggesting that investors think its prospects are… …
62price control — ➔ control1 * * * price control UK US noun [C or U] ► ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT a limit set by a government on the price that can be charged by companies for particular products or services: »On several occasions in recent years, price controls have… …
63price mechanism — ➔ mechanism * * * price mechanism UK US noun [C] (also market mechanism) ► ECONOMICS, COMMERCE the relationship between the supply of or demand for a particular product or service, and its price: »The price mechanism fails when the goods that… …
64price point — ➔ point1 * * * price point UK US noun [C] ► COMMERCE, MARKETING the price that is chosen for a product, usually when there are several different prices to choose from: »The computer s price point will disrupt the low end notebook computer market …
65price point — price points N COUNT The price point of a product is the price that it sells for. [BUSINESS] No price point exists for the machine yet... The big companies dominate the lower price points …
66price ring — noun A group of manufacturers who co operate for the purpose of raising or maintaining the price of a commodity above the level that would be established by a free market, a cartel • • • Main Entry: ↑price * * * price ring, Especially British. a… …
67Price/Earnings ratio — ( P/E ratio) A measurement of a company s rating, calculated by dividing the share price by the annual earnings per share. A high P/E ratio means the company is highly rated by the stock market, suggesting that investors think its prospects are… …
68price check — UK US noun [C] (also price checker) ► E COMMERCE software that allows you to search different websites in order to compare the price of a particular product or service in different stores or from different companies: »Compare the retail prices of …
69price comparison site — UK US noun [C] ► E COMMERCE a website that compares the price of a particular product or service in different stores or from different companies: »Our price comparison site helps you find the best price, latest products, and online shopping deals …
70price - prize — ◊ price The price of something is the amount of money that you must pay to buy it. The price is still only five dollars. See entry at ↑ price cost. ◊ prize A prize is something given to someone for winning a competition or game, or for doing good …
