outprice
outprice — 動詞
- outpricepresent simple I / you / we / they
- outprices3rd person singular
- outpricing-ing form
- outpricedpast simple
1. to charge less for what you sell than a rival charges, so that buyers choose you
削價勝過
以更低價格擊敗競爭對手
to charge less for what you sell than a rival charges, so that buyers choose you instead
The new bakery on Élise Street easily outpriced the old shop with its cheaper bread.
Élise 街上那家新麵包店靠著更便宜的麵包，輕鬆削價勝過了老店。
outprice + rival shop
Online stores often outprice small bookshops because they buy stock in huge amounts.
網路商店常因為大量進貨，而能以更低價格勝過小書店。
reason clause explains how the underpricing happens
Paloma's fruit stall outpriced every seller at the market by Saturday morning.
到了星期六早上，Paloma 的水果攤已經以低價贏過市場上每一個賣家。
A large supermarket can outprice a corner shop on almost every item.
大型超市幾乎每一項商品都能在價格上勝過街角小店。
The factory hoped to outprice cheaper imports by cutting its delivery costs.
那家工廠希望靠著壓低運費，以更低價格勝過便宜的進口貨。
- undercut
more common; specifically means charging less than a rival
- underprice
can mean price too low overall, not only beating a rival
文法句型
outprice + competitor/rival
用法筆記
Object is usually a competitor or seller, not a product. Distinguish from sense 2, where the object is a buyer who is pushed out by a high price.
常見錯誤
2. to set a price so high that a person can no longer afford to buy something they
貴到買不起
把價格抬到某人負擔不起
to set a price so high that a person can no longer afford to buy something they want
Rising rents have outpriced many young teachers in Devika's home town.
不斷上漲的房租，已經讓 Devika 家鄉許多年輕老師貴到租不起。
outprice + buyer pushed out of a market
The new luxury flats outpriced almost every local family along the river.
那些新建的豪華公寓，貴到河邊幾乎每一戶本地家庭都買不起。
Shirin felt outpriced when the gallery doubled the cost of its art classes.
當畫廊把美術課的費用加倍時，Shirin 覺得自己再也負擔不起。
Soaring ticket prices have outpriced ordinary fans of the city's football club.
飆漲的票價，已經讓這座城市足球俱樂部的一般球迷買不起。
Tourists with deep pockets slowly outpriced the fishermen who once lived on the coast.
口袋很深的觀光客，慢慢讓曾住在海岸邊的漁民貴到住不下去。
- price out
the everyday phrasal-verb equivalent; usually 'price someone out of'
文法句型
be outpriced (out of [market])
用法筆記
Frequently passive ('be outpriced'). The thing made too expensive is usually housing, tickets, or services that ordinary people need. Distinguish from sense 1, where you beat a rival by charging less.