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rise in prices

rise in prices

2 3.1
An increase in the amount of money people pay for goods or services
  • noun
translation icon : aumento de precios
  • The recent rise in prices for essential goods has left many families struggling to make ends meet.
  • a sharp rise in prices

But the product itself is incredibly good and like I said, there has been this quite, I believe, steep rise in price.

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Examples

  • Cutting off these supplies created a shortage of basic essentials, which in turn caused a sharp rise in prices on the domestic market.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The most common complaint of the hosts was that the influx of migrants caused a rise in prices.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The Institute of Supply Management also reported a rise in prices...

  • A lot of fresh produce may either not be available or rise in price starting Monday.

    Blog text (3)
  • The result is usually a rise in prices.

    Blog text (11)
  • A further rise in prices would increase the existing opposition to this switch.

    Academic text (1990)
  • At its most basic level, inflation is simply a rise in prices.

    Blog text (5)
  • In addition, the rise in prices affects real income, making it harder for people to save anything out of their earnings.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In part, the rise in prices resulted from the end of budget subsidies, which in turn was necessary to end the high inflation.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The resulting rise in prices reversed the deflationary psychology of the slump and got American households and businesses spending again.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

rise
vsrise in prices
432 1.9

An increase in amount or value

is limited to increases that affect the money needed for goods or services
inflation
vsrise in prices
  • Specialized
424 3.8

A general rise in prices that makes money buy less

is a specific change in costs rather than an economy wide, continual process
hike
vsrise in prices
67 3.6

A sudden large rise in prices like fuel or rent

is the neutral term for any change that makes goods or services cost more
price increase
vsrise in prices
25 2.0

A rise in the money you pay for things or services

is the general term for when what people pay goes up
rising prices
vsrise in prices
7 2.8

Higher costs for things and services over time

is any instance of the cost of goods or services going up
cost increase
vsrise in prices
4 2.4

A rise in how much you must pay to buy or make something

is focused on increases specifically in payments for goods and services

Antonyms

1.0

To fall to a lower amount or level

Making goods or services cheaper

How Expensive

surge
132 4.2
rise in prices
2 3.1
increase
524 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

rise + in + price

The meaning 'an increase in the cost of goods or services' is directly and compositionally derived from 'rise' (an increase) + 'in' (linking to the domain) + 'prices' (costs), so a learner who knows the parts can infer the overall meaning. This follows a common and transparent noun + prepositional phrase pattern found across many languages, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.

Etymology

The phrase rise in prices comes from the simple image of rise meaning 'go up' and prices on a shop sign or a chart climbing higher. That's why it means 'an increase in the cost of goods or services'.