hammer price

noun

: the price at which an item is sold at auction

Examples of hammer price in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But there is a bright spot—the whiskey auction market has shown no sign of slowing down, and sales of rare and expensive bottles continue to command high (and sometimes record-breaking) hammer prices. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

The home, despite the final hammer price of $525,000, is probably worth more than $800,000, Thogmartin said. — Madonna Deverson, NBC news, 17 June 2026

Young’s client won the painting at a hammer price of $85 million. — Julie Brener Davich, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026

In both cases, the current sale estimates sit at roughly half their original hammer prices. — Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from the hammer used by the auctioneer to signal the auction's end

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hammer price

• imprecise
• sacrifice
• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice