noun
price
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Preis: primarily 'price'. Masculine noun (der Preis), plural Preise. Genitive singular is des Preises (adds -es). Used for cost, value or award context (also 'prize' rarely). Declension regular; appears in compounds like Verkaufspreis, Sonderpreis. Common in shopping and economics; accusative den Preis.
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Der Preis für das T-Shirt ist mir zu hoch.
The price of the T‑shirt is too high for me.
Der Preis für das Buch ist zu hoch.
The price of the book is too high.
Die Firma senkte den Preis, weil die Nachfrage sank, damit die Lager schneller leer wurden.
The company lowered the price because demand fell so that the stocks were emptied faster.
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Picture a price tag with a big € sign next to the word 'Preis'
der — imagine a price tag with 'der Preis' printed on it
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Plural 'Preise'.