Meaning & use
guaranteed pricing
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Meaning
noununcountablebusiness
A pricing arrangement in which a seller promises that the price will stay the same for a certain period or under certain conditions.
Grammar: Uncountable; used with 'have', 'offer', or 'come with'. Don't say 'a guaranteed pricing'.
Patterns
- offer guaranteed pricing
- guaranteed pricing on something
- come with guaranteed pricing
The hotel offers guaranteed pricing, so you won't pay more even if rates rise later.
We chose this builder because they provide guaranteed pricing for the whole project.
Guaranteed pricing means the amount you agree to at the start is the amount you pay at the end.
Common combinations
- offer guaranteed pricing
- Many airlines offer guaranteed pricing when you book early.
- guaranteed pricing policy
- The store's guaranteed pricing policy protects customers from sudden increases.
- guaranteed pricing for a year
- The contract includes guaranteed pricing for a year, so your bills stay the same.
- provide guaranteed pricing
- The supplier agreed to provide guaranteed pricing on all raw materials.
Synonyms and how they differ
- fixed pricing
- Similar, but 'fixed pricing' often means the price is set and cannot change at all, while 'guaranteed pricing' can be a promise for a limited time or under conditions.
- price lock
- More informal and often used for a temporary hold on a price, whereas 'guaranteed pricing' sounds more official and long-term.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: guaranteed pricing or price guarantee?
guaranteed pricing vs price guarantee
A 'price guarantee' is a promise to refund the difference if you find a lower price elsewhere, while 'guaranteed pricing' is about keeping the price stable.
Practice
Choose the sentence that uses 'guaranteed pricing' correctly.
Choose one answer.
'Guaranteed pricing' is uncountable, so it doesn't take 'a' (option 1) and the adjective form is 'guaranteed', not 'guaranteeing' (option 3). Option 2 is wrong because 'guaranteed price' would need a determiner like 'a' and is a different phrase.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “guaranteed pricing”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.