market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

Examples of market price in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Offer seeks to provide an opportunity to existing Common Stockholders to purchase Common Stock at a discount to market price (subject to a sales load). Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024 However, several of these acquisitions were made at peak market prices, causing integration issues and lower profits. Jim Osman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 Then there is the impact of looming Chinese imports to consider; market prices will likely contract further, exacerbating the profitability challenge. Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024 Housing market prices continue to rise through 2024. Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024 Shares of these companies’ stocks have all dropped by at least 75% from their peak market prices, and many of them are 90% to 95% lower. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024 The price of gold – which investors turn to as a hedge against inflation – has helped drive up pawn inventory, too, as consumers of varying income levels pawn gold items to cash in on the favorable market price. Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024 The cheeky menu even offers an option to send ketchup to the neighboring — and famously anti-ketchup — Father’s Office, listed at market price, while the also-playful cocktails include riffs on glühwein and espresso martinis. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024 Trump will own a dominant stake in a public company, with shares worth more than $3 billion at current market prices. Matt Egan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024

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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 24 Apr. 2024.

Legal Definition

market price

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