purchase price

noun

: the amount of money someone pays for something (such as a house)

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However, stocks that performed below their purchase price can be sold at a loss to offset capital gains and reduce your overall tax liability—a process called tax-loss harvesting. Paula Thielen, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The selection by Rhode Island Energy is conditional on the company agreeing to a long-term contract with the developer that will include negotiations over a purchase price for the project’s power. Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 9 Sep. 2026 The program provides up to 4% of the purchase price of a home. Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2026 The total purchase price was $2,950,000, $777 per square foot. Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purchase price

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“Purchase price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchase%20price. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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