market price

noun

: a price actually given in current market dealings

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Put differently, the modern left does not think market prices serve any socially useful function. John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 Avis First customers enjoy the ease of not having to fill up the gas tank prior to drop off as the company refills it for them at market price. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025 The new price cap on Russian crude will remain flexible in line with market dynamics and will be set at just above 47 dollars per barrel at current market prices, according to four European officials who spoke to CNBC on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the topic. Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 18 July 2025 The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, had proposed to lower the oil price cap from $60 to $45, which is lower than the market price to target Russia’s vast energy revenues. Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 July 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 Jul. 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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