care
maintenance
upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order, he wrote the manual on car care |
| scheduled maintenance | maintenance at a regularly scheduled time |
price cutting
price cut | cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price |
discount
price reduction
deduction | the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise |
| maintenance criminal maintenance | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community, unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit |
| price freeze | a freeze of prices at a given level |
| price-fixing | control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce |
sustenance
sustentation
sustainment
maintenance upkeep | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence, they were in want of sustenance, fishing was their main sustainment |
| price increase | increase in price |
| price | the high value or worth of something, her price is far above rubies |
monetary value
price
cost | the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold), the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver, he puts a high price on his services, he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection |
bargain rate
cheapness
cut rate
cut price | a price below the standard price |
| price cost toll | value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something, the cost in human life was enormous, the price of success is hard work, what price glory? |
| price gouging | pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available |
| price list | a listing of prices for different goods or services |
price index
price level | an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time |
| retail price index | an index of changes in retail prices |
producer price index
wholesale price index | an index of changes in wholesale prices |
consumer price index
CPI
cost-of-living index | an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer |
| price control | restriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation) |
| price floor | floor below which prices are not allowed to fall, the government used price supports to maintain the price floor |
| price | a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal, the cattle thief has a price on his head |
| price tag | a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to |
| price bracket | a category of merchandise based on their price |
service staff
maintenance staff | those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant |
repairman
maintenance man
service man | a skilled worker whose job is to repair things |
Post Emily Post
Emily Price Post | United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (-) |
Price
Leontyne Price
Mary Leontyne Price | United States operatic soprano (born ) |
Wood Mrs. Henry Wood
Ellen Price Wood | English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (-) |
| bride price | money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride |
| price support | a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level |
alimony
maintenance | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated |
price
terms
damage | the amount of money needed to purchase something, the price of gasoline, he got his new car on excellent terms, how much is the damage? |
| price | cost of bribing someone, they say that every politician has a price |
asking price
selling price | the price at which something is offered for sale |
| bid price | (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security |
| closing price | (stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading session |
| offer price | (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to sell a certain security |
| upset price | (auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bids |
| factory price | price charged for goods picked up at the factory |
| list price | the selling price of something as stated in a catalogue or price list, often subject to discounts, I got it at % off the list price |
| purchase price | the price at which something is actually purchased |
spot price
cash price | the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market |
entrance fee
admission
admission charge
admission fee
admission price
price of admission
entrance money | the fee charged for admission |
market value
market price | the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace |
health maintenance organization
HMO | group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians |
| maintenance | means of maintenance of a family or group |
price-to-earnings ratio
P
E ratio | (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings |
price war
price competition | intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business |
| price | ascertain or learn the price of, Have you priced personal computers lately? |