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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]