[Vocabulary] It sells at three dollars a kilo.

[englishhobby]

Does the sentence in the title sound grammatically correct? Are there other ways to say the same?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Does the sentence in the title sound grammatically correct? Are there other ways to say the same?

In AmE, for three dollars a kilo (or 0.45 pounds) would be more common.

 

[5jj]

It's fine and natural as it is.

You could say '... three dollars for a kilo' or '... three dollars per kilo'. I prefer the original.

 

[englishhobby]

It's fine and natural as it is.

You could say '... three dollars for a kilo' or '... three dollars per kilo'. I prefer the original.

In AmE, for three dollars a kilo (or 0.45 pounds) would be more common.

Thanks, and how should I say if I want to speak about the price of one of something - "per unit"/ "a unit"?
E.g. They sell lemons at (for) 50 pence per unit/a unit (per lemon/a lemon? :-?) :?:

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

I would say, "They sell lemons for 50 pence each".

 

[MikeNewYork]

Thanks, and how should I say if I want to speak about the price of one of something - "per unit"/ "a unit"?
E.g. They sell lemons at (for) 50 pence per unit/a unit (per lemon/a lemon? :-?) :?:

In AmE, either would be correct: 50 cents a lemon or 50 cents per lemon.

 

[englishhobby]

In AmE, either would be correct: 50 cents a lemon or 50 cents per lemon.

And if I don't want to repeat the word "lemon", do you have a word like "unit" or something of the like meaning "per one object"?
Per item?

 

[englishhobby]

not a teacher

I would say, "They sell lemons for 50 pence each".

Thank you, JMurray, that's useful information for me (simple as it's usually in English ), but this time I need to know if there is a word meaning "per one thing/item"?

 

[5jj]

And if I don't want to repeat the word "lemon", do you have a word like "unit" or something of the like meaning "per one object"?
Per item?

We could say 'per item', but we generally don't. We generally use 'each'.

 

[englishhobby]

Can I say Milk sells at 90 pence a pint? (Sorry, I don't know the real price of milk in your countries, could you tell me as I need a real-life example.)

 

[Rover_KE]

Milk costs 50 pence a pint.

A pint of milk costs 50 pence.

 

[Rover_KE]

In AmE, for three dollars a kilo (or 0.45 pounds) would be more common.

In BrE, a kilo = 2.2 pounds.

 

[MikeNewYork]

In BrE, a kilo = 2.2 pounds.

Oops! I converted backwards.