market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

Examples of market price in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More investors looking to purchase property also caused a spike in market prices. Sara Chernikoff, The Courier-Journal, 26 June 2024 Then the fashion houses started buying farms to cut out the middlemen — and to set the market price. Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024 In an attempt to ward off further outages as winter approaches, China’s central government permitted modest 20 percent rises in electricity market price caps and even higher boosts for select industrial consumers. Michael R. Davidson, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2021 Although the recent secondary market prices are still high, Basquiats used to more regularly outpace their high estimates by large sums at auction. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for market price 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of market price was in the 15th century

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“Market price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20price. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

market price

noun
1
: the price at which a security is currently selling on the market
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