Ц26

КРАСНАЯ ЦЕНА чему collNPsing onlyusu. subj or subj-compl with бытыз ( subj: a noun denoting a specified amount of money)fixed WO
the most s.o. thinks that sth. is worth, the highest price that s.o. would be willing to pay for sth. : X-y красная цена - десять рублей х isn't worth more than ten rubles
ten rubles is the top (the best) price (that s.o. would offer) for Xs.o. would pay ten rubles tops for Xthe most s.o. would pay for X is ten rubles.
"Я полагаю с своей стороны...: по восьми гривен за душу, это самая красная цена!» (Гоголь 3). "I, for my part, would offer eighty kopecks per soul....This is the top price" (3c).

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