what price

Meaning

1. 1

   what price…?

   used to say that you think that sth you have achieved may not be worth all the problems and difficulties it causes

   What price fame and fortune?

2. 2

   what price…?

   used to say that sth seems unlikely

   What price England winning the World Cup?

In the movies · 24

• But at what price?The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus2009
• At what price?12 Years a Slave2013
• Question is, what's your price?The French Dispatch2021
• What's your price?The Trial of the Chicago 72020
• What was your price?Trainspotting1996
• What would your price be?Django Unchained2012
• - Absolutely. What price are we talking about? - You're selling them?The Smurfs2011
• - Miss Price? - What is that racket?Mansfield Park1999

From the same entry

• at any price
• at a price
• beyond price
• everyone has their price
• not at any price
• a price on head
• put a price on
• cheap at the price
• pay the penalty
• price yourself out of the market