Phrase guide

price out of the market

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To charge an exorbitant price for a service or product so that no one will purchase it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • He's pricing out of the market, asking for $100,000 for that shack!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To force competition out of business by offering lower or discount prices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Supermarkets are trying to price farmers' markets out of the market by offering lower prices.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Usage began in the first half of the 1900s.