market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

Examples of market price in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While the average Rolex watch still commands a 20% premium to the retail value, some industry followers believe secondary market prices have more room to fall. Garth Friesen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 Combined with freezes, market prices, other diseases, labor challenges and inflation, farmers in the state have left many farms struggling to keep afloat, Hill said. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024 In other words, politics and emotion are presently trampling on market prices that, by virtue of them being set in markets, are free of politics and emotion. John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 The public health benefits of these antivirals—their ability to slow outbreaks and provide insurance against future, as yet unknown pandemic threats—aren’t reflected in their market price. Jano Costard, Fortune Europe, 16 Oct. 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 2 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

market price

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