Definition of market price
: a price actually given in current market dealings
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Mude says the app could be improved by including a broader range of information – including data about the market price of livestock.
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The Louisiana House voted 82-10 for legislation that would allow independent gas stations and associations representing independent gas stations to sue larger gas station companies for selling gasoline below market price.
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Then, the chapter can sell the animals at market price to a livestock market, and the money goes the chapter's FFA account.
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The Met said in 2016 that its research showed the sale of the painting had not been the result of Nazi persecution, and that it was openly sold for a fair market price.
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Those who trap to sell will catch the animal, kill it, skin it and sell the pelts to wholesalers that pay prevailing market prices for raw fur.
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At current market prices, the deal values Asda at almost $11 billion.
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The model estimates how storms or drought might affect farmers' crop yields and market prices, or how an earthquake might cripple factory workers' incomes by destroying their cars, the roads, or even the factories.
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Mr Anaya says that the money his firm used to finance the original purchase is clean, and that its profit reflects market prices.
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First Known Use of market price
15th century
Financial Definition of MARKET PRICE
market price
What It Is
Market price is the price of an asset or product as determined by supply and demand.
How It Works
In the broadest sense, an item's market price lies at the point of intersection between the available supply of the good or service and market demand for it. Any shift in the supply or demand affects an item's market price. If demand is held constant, a decline in supply results in a rise in its market price and vice versa. Likewise, if supply is held constant, a rise in the demand for an item results in a rise in its market price and vice versa.
Why It Matters
The market price is the price at which a good or service is bought and sold most efficiently. However, in the real world, there is a great deal of enthusiasm for policies that impact market prices. Rent control laws in New York City, production quotas adopted by OPEC nations and trade barriers enacted by national governments are all example of policies that affect market prices in the real world.
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MARKET PRICE Defined for English Language Learners
market price
Definition of market price for English Language Learners
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: the price at which a product can be sold at a particular time
Law Dictionary
market price
legal Definition of market price
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: the price at which a security is currently selling on the market
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: market value 1
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