market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

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In partnership with developer Hayden Homes, the organization sells homes to families through mortgages without a down payment or interest, targeting those who could not typically afford a house at market price. Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2026 The market price is a weighted average of the prices of the two classes. Alex Crippen, CNBC, 13 June 2026 Some speculators are selling gas at double the market price. ABC News, 11 June 2026 Index membership blends inputs that update continuously — market prices, float, liquidity — with issuer fundamentals that do not. Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for market price

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 17 Jun. 2026.

Legal Definition

market price

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