market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

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Fully 50% of the housing in Boca falls under the homestead exemption, which means half the residents are capped at just 3% increases each year, rather than appreciating with market prices, which have risen much more steeply. Marc Wigder, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026 Austin Energy’s recently released 2035 plan also highlights the risk, noting that adding local, dispatchable generation would help protect customers from energy shortfalls and volatile market prices once Fayette is no longer part of the utility’s portfolio. Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026 However, not everyone agrees that price discovery - the process of establishing a market price at which demand and supply for an item are matched - has collapsed altogether. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026 Plus, oil markets are suffering a supply glut, leading to plunging market prices, massive layoffs, and the elimination of oil rigs. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 29 Jan. 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 8 Feb. 2026.

Legal Definition

market price

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