Below you will find example sentences with "price cap". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Price Cap in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: cap
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 28.7 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "price cap" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as an energy price cap which came, as the price cap might be, energy, oil and ofgem stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with price objective, consensus price, average price, salary cap, cap space and market cap, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with price cap
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Energy price cap: When are bills going to fall and by how much? (13 words)
On two occasions, the spot price reached the market price cap of $14 700/MWh. (15 words)
In his podcast, he suggested that the energy price cap should be referred to as the energy "pants cap" instead. (20 words)
As well as water, the price of energy will also rise for millions of households from January 1. In November, it was announced that the energy price cap for the period covering January to March 2025 would also increase by 1.2%. (42 words)
Ofgem’s energy price cap, which is designed to guarantee a fair price for energy customers, is expected to fall in line with weaker wholesale market prices following record low demand for gas and electricity during Britain’s Covid-19 lockdown. (41 words)
Well, the effect of such a contract is that if the price soars after the contract has been signed then the price cap means that it's the processor, not the mine, gaining the value of the soaring price. (39 words)
Energy price cap: When are bills going to fall and by how much? (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
Speaking on ITV’s The Money Show, Lewis labelled the energy price cap ‘energy pants cap’ as customers might be paying more under the cap rather than on a fixed tariff.
For consumers, high as the price cap might be, it is still a price cap – and we would welcome the same benefit to be extended to businesses.
Well, the effect of such a contract is that if the price soars after the contract has been signed then the price cap means that it's the processor, not the mine, gaining the value of the soaring price.
The $60-per-barrel price cap is enforced by banning insurers—mostly based in Europe or the UK—from handling Russian oil sold above the cap.
Households across the UK are preparing for another energy hike, with many misled by assuming the new price cap limits a cap on how much you pay for your energy.
In his podcast, he suggested that the energy price cap should be referred to as the energy "pants cap" instead.
The energy price cap, set by Ofgem and updated quarterly, limits the amount suppliers can charge per unit of energy but does not cap total bills, as charges are based on actual usage.
The group also pointed out that Ofgem's price cap is now lower than the government's Energy Price Guarantee, freeing up over £10 billion.
The Saudi criticism of oil price ceilings came against the backdrop of the western price cap on Russian seaborne oil exports.
As well as water, the price of energy will also rise for millions of households from January 1. In November, it was announced that the energy price cap for the period covering January to March 2025 would also increase by 1.2%.
It asks the charterer to attest the shipment is in compliance with the price cap but does not require inclusion of the price paid anywhere in the attestation.
Rules introduced in that month prohibit businesses from aiding in the supply of Russian oil, unless it is for a price below 60 US dollars (£46), known as the “oil price cap”.
The Ofgem price cap is designed to set the maximum unit price that energy companies can charge for gas and electricity, as well as capping the maximum daily standing charge a fixed fee customers pay for grid connection.
Ofgem’s energy price cap, which is designed to guarantee a fair price for energy customers, is expected to fall in line with weaker wholesale market prices following record low demand for gas and electricity during Britain’s Covid-19 lockdown.
On two occasions, the spot price reached the market price cap of $14 700/MWh.
In addition, Redfin limited its list to neighborhoods with “a price cap of $294,000,” which is the median home price across all of the markets that the brokerage serves.
An energy price cap which came into force in October has kept bills down to a lower level than in 2022 but there are still fears they could rise come 2024.
Energy price cap: When are bills going to fall and by how much?
Evangeline De Roxas, a rice vendor at the Navotas public market, admitted that the price cap imposed by the government to control the surge of rice prices has affected her income.
Households will pay an extra £94 on average per year on their energy bills after Ofgem raised its price cap.