market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

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Profit and loss recorded in the SNB's quarterly accounting updates consists of interest income, dividends, and valuation adjustments resulting from exchange rate movements and market price changes. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 These are Chinese-market prices, and the range-test announcement has not established availability in other markets. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 As a result, facilities are forced to buy medicines at market prices. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 The Justice Department said Yusuf maintained a list of Llerena’s recruits at the pharmacy and received cash payments from him at above-market prices. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 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 7 Nov. 2026.

Legal Definition

market price

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