market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

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Managing climate policy with outdated data is akin to managing a financial portfolio using last year's market prices. Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 The company is subject to the SEC's 'penny stock' rules, which may limit the ability of broker-dealers to solicit purchases of its common stock, potentially affecting its liquidity and market price. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025 Understanding market prices prevents paying a price above what is regarded as fair. Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Forgetting for a minute that there’s nothing about energy or energy policy in the Constitution, why on earth would any government stockpile a global commodity that, for being global, is always and everywhere accessible at a globally arrived at market price? John Tamny, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for market price

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 May. 2025.

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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