the prevention of cruelty to animals
pre • view / ' privyu / noun [ count ]
a chance to see a play, movie, etc. before it is shown to the general public
a chance to see what something will be like before it happens or is shown
Click on the print preview button.
pre .vi .OUS © / 'priviss/ adjective
coming or happening before or earlier Who was the previous owner of the car? ► pre • vi • ous • ly AWL / ' priviasli / adverb I work in a factory now, but previously I was a salesclerk.
prey / prei / noun
[noncount]
an animal or bird that another animal or bird kills for food Zebra are prey for lions.
price © / prais / noun
[count ]
how much money you pay to buy something
The price is $15.
Prices in this country are high.
Thesaurus
price the money that you have to pay to buy something: What's the price of gas now? ♦ We can't afford the car at that price . ♦ house prices
cost the money that you need to buy, make, or do something: The cost of electricity is going up. ♦ A new computer system was installed at a cost of $80,000. ♦ the cost of living (= the amount of money you need to pay for food, clothes, and a place to live ) charge the money that you pay for goods or services: Is there a charge for parking here? ♦ Delivery is free of charge (= costs nothing ) .
fee the money you pay to go into a place, or for professional advice or services from doctors, lawyers, colleges, etc.: Some lawyers charge extremely high fees for their services. ♦ an annual membership fee ♦ tuition fees
expense the money you spend on something, or something that makes you spend money: The house was decorated at great expense . ♦ Owning a car is a big expense.
price • less / ' praislas / adjective
extremely valuable priceless jewels
pric • ey ( also pric • y ) / ' praisi / adjective ( pric • i • er , pric • i • est )
( informal )
expensive
The restaurant is great, but it's a little pricey.
prick / prik / verb ( pricks , prick • ing , pricked )
to make a very small hole in something, or to hurt someone, with a sharp point I pricked my finger on a needle. ► prick noun [ count ] She felt the prick of a needle.
prick • ly / ' prikli / adjective
covered with sharp points a prickly cactus
pride / praid / noun [ noncount ]
the feeling that you are proud of something that you or others have or have done
She showed us her painting with great pride.
the feeling that you are better than other people The adjective is proud .
priest © / prist / noun [ count ]
a person who leads people in their religion a Roman Catholic priest
pri • mar • i • lyAWL / prai ' merali / adverb more than anything else; mainly
The course is aimed primarily at people with no previous experience.
pri • mar • y АИИ / ' prai|meri / adjective
first; most important
The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken French.
pri • mar • y col • or / |praimeri ' кл1эг / noun
[count]
( ART ) any of the colors red, yellow, or blue. You can make any other color by mixing primary colors in different ways.
prime AWL / praim / adjective
most important
My prime concern is to protect my property.
of very good quality prime cuts of beef
prime min • is • ter / |praim ' minastar / noun [ count ]
( POLITICS ) the leader of the government in some countries, for example in Britain
prime num • ber / |praim ' nAmbar / [count]
