Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 定てい 価か で 買か う to buy something at (its) list price
The sale had ended, so I bought the bag at list price.
定てい 価か より 安やす い cheaper than the list price
This shirt is being sold cheaper than its list price.
定てい 価か から 〈 数かず 〉 割わり 引び く to discount by X percent off the list price
Members get a 20% discount off the list price.
Kanji 定 determine, fix, establish Related words 値段 is the general everyday word for 'price', while 定価 specifically means the officially fixed or listed price.
価格 is a formal, economic term for price used in business or statistics, while 定価 is the concrete fixed price printed on a product.
定価 is the standard word for a listed or fixed price in general Japanese, while プロパー価格 is retail/business jargon contrasting with sale or discounted prices.
Opposites· 5 特価 is a special discounted price offered temporarily, the opposite of 定価 , the regular fixed price.
定価 is a fixed, pre-set list price, while 時価 fluctuates with the market and is not fixed.
定価 is the listed retail price that already includes a profit margin, in contrast to 原価 , the underlying cost price before markup.
Show 2 more Show fewer 定価 is the fixed retail price set with a profit margin, whereas 実費 is the price charged at exact cost with no markup.
定価 is the regular list price, whereas 特別価格 is a special or reduced price offered instead of it.
Don't confuse with· 6 原価 is the cost price a seller pays to produce or acquire an item, while 定価 is the price the seller sets to sell it to customers.
単価 means the price per unit (e.g. per piece or per kilogram), whereas 定価 is the single official price set for an item as a whole.
定価 is the fixed list price set by the manufacturer, whereas 小売価格 is the actual price a shop charges, which may be discounted from 定価 .
Show 3 more Show fewer 定額 refers to a fixed amount of money in general (fees, allowances, budgets), while 定価 specifically means the fixed retail price set for a product.
定価 is the manufacturer's list price printed on the item, whereas 卸値 is the actual price a retailer pays to buy it in bulk.
定価 means 'list/fixed price' (regardless of whether it's cheap or expensive), which learners often confuse with 低価格 due to the similar てい - sound, but the two are unrelated in meaning.
Etymology Compound of 定 (てい , 'fixed, set') and 価 (か , 'price, value'). The reading is on'yomi.
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