at a price



at a price

1. For a fee (often an expensive one). In the big city, you can get anything you want—at a price.
2. With negative consequences. Freedom of speech came at a price for those protestors, as the crowd responded to them violently.
See also: price

at a price

 
1. if you can get something at a price, you have to pay a lot of money for it Forged passports are available, at a price.
2. if you can get something at a price, you have to accept something unpleasant in order to get it Progress has been achieved, but at a price. Many who worked on farms and in factories are now without jobs.
See also: price

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Asra-Arabic
Hotaruho-tah-ṙooJapanese
Meirit-Hebrew
Suzan['su:zæn]
Docia-English
Genovefa-Ancient Germanic (Latinized, ?)