price check

Scanning for cost

A price check is a request to verify the cost of an item, typically in a retail store when the price isn't marked or rings up incorrectly: Price check on register three.

The phrase evokes the PA announcement summoning an employee to confirm pricing.

It can also mean comparing prices across stores or checking current market value: I did a quick price check before buying.

Opposites
transaction stage

price checkpurchase

Goods obtained for payment

sale · checkout · transaction · buy · payment

information direction

price checkprice setting

Determining sale amounts

price tag · markup · pricing · sticker price

action type

price checkimpulse purchase

Unplanned buying decision

snap decision · grab and go · no questions asked

Family

price, check, prices, priced, pricing, pricey, priceless, checks, checked

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G