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to outprice

to outprice

1 6.8
Charge a higher price than a competitor so people cannot afford it
  • verb
  • /ˌaʊtˈpraɪs/
translation icon : sobrepasar en precio
  • The new company outpriced its competitors by offering premium features at a higher cost.

Examples

  • If a product is outpriced, customers may seek cheaper alternatives that meet their needs.

  • We were outpriced in 1980.

    Blog text (24)

  • If the only thing I can afford is Uncle Elmo, then there are a bunch of people who have outpriced the market.

    Blog text (29)

  • Now, thirty years later, the Calvin Rowells were in London for a few days, quartered in a hotel's corporate suite that, when first leased in the sixties, had been dirt cheap and now outpriced anything in New York.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • After several price increases, the restaurant outpriced many of its loyal customers.

Synonyms

to overprice
vsto outprice
1 4.4

To charge more money for something than it is worth

sets price above competitors, making it less attractive or unaffordable
to highball
vsto outprice
  • Informal
1 7.9

To ask for a price higher than is fair

sets price above competitors rather than only asking more

Antonyms

to underprice
3 5.2

Sell something for less than its normal market price

How Expensive

to overprice
1 4.4
to outprice
1 6.8
to price
156 2.7
to undercut
28 4.4
to discount
36 1.7

Surface Forms

outprice infinitive
outpriced past
outpriced past participle
outpricing present participle
outprices third person singular

Morphology

outprice = price (transparent) = out + price

The meaning is clearly derived from the verb 'price' with the prefix 'out-' indicating surpassing in pricing.

Etymology

Outprice is made of the parts out- meaning 'more than' and price, just like in outdo or outbid. So, to outprice someone is to set a higher price 'more than' another seller, often making the item too expensive for buyers.