How to Use market price in a Sentence

market price

noun
Definition of market pricenext
  • The markets priced in an 11% chance of that a week ago.
    — Anneken Tappe, CNN, 28 Feb. 2020
  • The market price at the time was $1,200 megawatts per hour.
    — James Barragán, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The spot market price of pig iron in the U.S. is about 70% higher since the start of the year.
    — Bob Tita, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Based on the market price, the stocks that Kramer sold would now fetch about $5.5 million.
    — Jon Swaine, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2021
  • That means Pelosi would have had to sell them for more than twice market price.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Or will the Yankees be leery once again of market prices for top starters?
    — James Wagner, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2019
  • But there have been near-peak days in both years that saw market prices hit the cap at $5,000 per megawatt.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2023
  • And yet market prices for blue crabs seemed barely to move at all.
    — Washington Post, 26 July 2019
  • The fisherman who caught the record ray was paid market price for his catch.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 20 June 2022
  • The market price is bad these days, but he is also getting paid for the seed.
    — The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
  • As of Friday, the cash market price is back up to $1,111 per thousand board feet.
    — Fortune, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The drinks are labeled at market price, as the spirits rotate based on what the club can source.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
  • If market prices for the crop are high one year, the farmer might come out ahead, but if prices are low, the farmer might lose money.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Sea options range from $38 for crispy salmon to king crab legs at market price.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Its 43% stake in Nissan could not be sold at market price.
    — Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 4 June 2019
  • Her boyfriend's parents own the house, and her rent is way below market price.
    — Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Her boyfriend’s parents own the house, and her rent is way below market price.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The recent volatility in the price has led Kannabis to list the dish at market price, sometimes up to $30 for a roll.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 7 Dec. 2021
  • And depending on the market prices for the day, the lobster roll is worth checking out, too.
    — Chris Triunfo, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2019
  • This translates into a price of $90, which is at par with the current market price.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But market price for soft-shell clams is just too high right now, owner Komes Rozes said.
    — Washington Post, 25 July 2021
  • The Bulls are betting on LaVine’s future after the Kings set his market price.
    — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 7 July 2018
  • Sitting at the premium end of the market, now's your chance to snag one for a mid-market price.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Businesses and consumers know seafood prices are volatile, hence the market price tag in lieu of a set cost on many menus.
    — Washington Post, 25 July 2021
  • So for the yield on bonds maturing at the same time to equalize, the market price of existing bonds had to rise.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
  • That causes the market price to rise and yields — the difference between the current price and the payout when the bond matures — to shrink.
    — Joe McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • On Hazel's menu, stone crabs will be market price and served with a mustard sauce and hushpuppies.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2020
  • That's $80 in savings both ways compared to the usual market price on both of these models.
    — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 5 July 2019
  • To make a profit on an options trade, the discount between the strike price and the market price must be greater than the premium paid to purchase the option.
    — Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
  • An investor borrows shares at the current market price, hopes the stock nosedives, and buys back the same number of shares at the lower price and profits.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024

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