market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

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Instead, require a significant portion of new housing to be permanently affordable, and to force new business development to pay for housing for workers whose jobs would not pay enough to meet the market prices. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025 Cozy up near the fireplace to enjoy oysters in a Maison Lodi hot sauce (market price) before a dinner of Liberty Duck Breast & Leg Confit ($49). Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025 The center would house up to 84 children of officers across the nine agencies in the Treasure Valley, would stay open on nights and weekends, and would charge below-market prices. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2025 Shamefully, Sheinbaum is sending oil below market prices to Cuba even though Mexico’s state oil company, Pemex, is deep in debt and parts of her own country are facing gasoline shortages. Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025 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 29 Oct. 2025.

Legal Definition

market price

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