rise in price
Meaning: increase in cost
In price follows change nouns such as rise, drop, or reduction.
Customers complained about the rise in price.
In price or of price?
In price usually appears after change words such as rise or drop. Of price commonly follows another noun, as in the price of oil.
Quick answer
How are these phrases used?
Use in price after nouns such as increase, fall, or difference. Use of price after another noun, especially the price of something.
We noticed a rise in price last month.
The price of fuel has increased.
The price of fuel has increased.
Choose the pattern by meaning
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
price of + item
Meaning: cost of something
This is the standard structure with price.
The price of coffee has gone up.
at a price
Meaning: with a cost or disadvantage
This phrase can be literal or figurative.
Success came at a price.
priced at + amount
Meaning: having a stated cost
The verb phrase priced at gives a specific amount.
The tickets are priced at fifty dollars.
See the difference in context
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Construction
Example
Meaning
in price
There was a drop in price after the sale.
change in cost
of price
The difference of price was small.
formal phrase linking price to another noun
price of
The price of housing is rising.
cost of something
at a price
The repair came at a price.
with cost or sacrifice
Common mistakes
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Using in price without a change noun
In price usually follows words like rise, fall, or difference.
✕ The product in price is high. ✓ The price of the product is high.Using of price instead of price of
Price normally comes before of.
✕ the of price fuel ✓ the price of fuelConfusing noun and adjective forms
Use priced at for exact amounts.
✕ The car is price at ten thousand dollars. ✓ The car is priced at ten thousand dollars.Quick practice
Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
1. There was a sudden increase ___
2. The ___ electricity has risen again.
3. The hotel rooms are ___ two hundred euros.
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Frequently asked questions
When do we use in price?
Use it after nouns describing change, such as rise or fall.
Is of price common in everyday English?
It is less common and usually appears in formal phrases such as difference of price.
What is the normal structure with price?
Use price of plus the thing being discussed.
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