reserve price

noun

: a price announced at an auction as the lowest that will be considered

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Graham Budd has placed a reserve price of between $268,000-$400,000 on the 40-year-old nylon shirt manufactured by Umbro. Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 The card didn’t meet its undisclosed reserve price and didn’t sell, according to the Goldin website. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 24 June 2025 Broker iCandy Realty and real estate auction firm Paramount Realty are offering it to the highest bidder by July 17, with a reserve price of $250,000 — the minimum the seller will accept. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 July 2025 The reserve price is $250,000, according to the Paramount Realty USA auction website, where the home is listed for sale. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reserve price

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reserve price was in 1919

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“Reserve price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reserve%20price. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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reserve price

noun
: a price announced at an auction as the lowest that will be considered
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