market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

Examples of market price in a Sentence

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Much of the decline was due to Coinbase marking its crypto holdings to market price. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2025 This means Leeds United can now buy the land from the council at a price that is independently valued and one that will reflect the going market price. Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 2 May 2025 But retailers have not lowered the price to coincide with the drop in wholesale market prices, which started in mid-March. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025 Managing climate policy with outdated data is akin to managing a financial portfolio using last year's market prices.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 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 18 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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