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market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

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Shareholders can leave the fund only by selling their stakes to other investors at the current market price, no matter what the fund’s actual asset value is. Nino Paoli, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025 Larger plates of sushi, including the 10-piece chef’s choice nigiri omakase (market price) that feature both style and substance. Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025 Dumping is the practice of exporting a product to a foreign market at a price lower than its domestic market price or production cost. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Nov. 2025 The purpose of the stock split is to reset the market price of the company’s common stock to a range that will be more accessible to employees who participate in its stock option program. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 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 29 Nov. 2025.

Legal Definition

market price

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