Grammar fix
high price
expensive
used to describe something that costs a lot of money or is more expensive than usual.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Many people complain about the high price of rent in the city.
One disadvantage of living in a popular tourist destination is the high price of basic goods and services.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: The price is expensive.
Say: The price is high. / The product is expensive.
A PRICE is high or low; a PRODUCT is expensive or cheap. Prices aren't 'expensive'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
In speech natives just say 'expensive' or 'a high price'; 'elevated cost' is corporate.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a high price
- pay
- high
- for
- fetch