for/at 25 cents

Hi,

John bought the dictionary for/at 25 cents.

John bought the dictionary for/at a low price.

Do both for and at fit in the above and mean about the same?

The common word is 'for'. 'At' suggests that the price changed over time. eg

The price was

Thanks, Clive, for the subtle explanation.

To make sure, I think "at a low price" is more commmonly used than "for a low price," right?

Hi,

If you simply google these two phrases, there's not a lot of difference in the number of hits.

Clive

Hi Clive,
What do you think of my following interpretation?
We use for to convey a trade / an exchange, as in: "For that dictionary, I'll give/pay you 25 cents."

We use at to compare. The word low indicates there is a price that is higher.
For that reason, it would be odd to say, "at 25 cents." However, we can say, "It's amazing that you can get th

Hi,

Sounds reasonable. You seem to have the general idea.

'For' would be the most commonly heard term, I think.

Clive

Clive'For' would be the most commonly heard term, I think.

Thank you. I totally agree with you. 'At' is rather limited in comparing to 'for', which connotes both meanings.

Hi all,

Normally we say :

I bought /sell the dictionary for $ 15

But when we want to mention the price for a unit , a dozen etc., we say :

I bought /sell the dictionaries at $ 15 each

We buy/sell the eggs at 20p a dozen

Kind regards