set+a+price+on
41price leader — ➔ leader * * * price leader UK US noun [C] MARKETING, COMMERCE ► a company that is the first to decide on a price for a particular product or service, which is then copied by other companies selling similar products or services: »A price leader… …
42price ceiling — ➔ ceiling * * * price ceiling UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT an upper limit set by a government on the price that can be charged for a product or service: »Recent increases in the price of gas have left many individuals asking for a price …
43price floor — ➔ floor * * * price floor UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT a lower limit set by a government on the price that can be charged for a product or service: » The price floor has a measurable impact on the market. → Compare PRICE CEILING(Cf. ↑ …
44set*/*/*/ — [set] (past tense and past participle set) verb I 1) [T] to put someone or something in a position, or to be in a particular place or position Tea s ready, he told them and set down the tray.[/ex] She set the baby on the floor to play.[/ex] 2)… …
45price 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… …
46price 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… …
47price´-fix´ing — price fixing, 1. the control of prices by a governmental agency. 2. an illegal agreement among several manufacturers to set a noncompetitive price on a product which they all make: »It was the first large scale criminal price fixing case against… …
48Price Commission — noun A body set up by the British government in 1973 (abolished in 1979) to control prices, as a measure against inflation • • • Main Entry: ↑price * * * price commission, U.S. a governmental commission in charge of regulating price and rent… …
49Price Code — noun A set of regulations used by the British government between 1973 and 1979 to control prices, as a measure against inflation • • • Main Entry: ↑price …
50set-aside — set a.side n [U and C] 1.) BrE an arrangement in the European Union in which a government pays farmers to leave some of their fields empty, in order to avoid producing too much of a crop and to keep the price higher 2.) an arrangement in the US… …