"at a price" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Forms: for a price [alternative]
  1. Given over or conceded only at great expense. Translations (requiring a great expense): a caro prezzo (Italian), za wysoką cenę (Polish)
    Sense id: en-at_a_price-en-prep_phrase-7kZ5pk~A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'requiring a great expense': 90 10
  2. Gained at the cost of incurring unwelcome consequences. Translations (gained at the cost of unwelcome consequences): a caro prezzo (Italian), za wysoką cenę (Polish)
    Sense id: en-at_a_price-en-prep_phrase-BOUB2nHd Disambiguation of 'gained at the cost of unwelcome consequences': 20 80
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  "word": "at a price"
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