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Examples of market price in a Sentence
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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
noun1
: the price at which a security is currently selling on the market
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