reserve price

noun

: a price announced at an auction as the lowest that will be considered

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The jersey, on sale with Graham Budd Auctions last week, remains in Anderson’s possession after failing to reach its reserve price of around $40,000 (£30,000), but the whole collection reached a hammer price of roughly $180,000 (£135,335). —

George Ramsay, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024 With a live auction that will be held with a reserve price of a couple hundred dollars, as well as a silent auction with bidding starting at just $20, even those not local to Santa Barbara can get in on the action with items that will be available to preview online. —

Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024 The first lot is for the sale of the entire collection with a reserve price of $1 million and an estimate between $12 million and $30 million. —

Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024 The youngest couple and clear favourites to win had one of the highest reserve prices of $3.35. —

Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 18 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reserve price

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reserve price was in 1919

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