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Grammar fix

reasonable price

fair price

A price that is not too high and seems fair for what you get.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • The hotel offered comfortable rooms at a reasonable price.money
  • In my opinion, public transport should be available at a reasonable price so that everyone can afford to use it.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: reasonable price (for something)

WrongThe food was in a reasonable price.

RightThe food was a reasonable price.

'A reasonable price' or 'at a reasonable price' — not 'in'.

Patternreasonable price (for something)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff The item was offered at a financially justifiable cost.

Natural It was a reasonable price.

'A financially justifiable cost' is absurd; 'a reasonable price' is the set phrase.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • a reasonable price
    a reasonable priceat a reasonable pricereasonably pricedgood value

Don't confuse it

'Reasonable price' is more positive than 'cheap price' and suggests good value, not just low cost.

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