market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

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Additionally, both furniture sellers had to make alternate transportation arrangements at high spot market prices or forgo shipping some cargo altogether, resulting in excess freight charges paid, lost profits and/or other business damage. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2025 For 2025, the report expects secondary prices will continue to fall, as the gap between retail and secondary market prices continues to widen. Lily Templeton, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025 Considering the current market price of about $170 for Discover stock and about $$175 for Capital One stock, the difference indicates a relatively tight spread of about 4.5% below Capital One’s offer, compared to a spread of over 12% when the deal was first announced last February. Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 But Republicans also propose statutory cost limits on future projects, essentially tethering them to market prices pegged to gas. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for market price 

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 18 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

market price

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