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hammer price

British  

noun

  1. the price offered as the winning bid in a public auction

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Marr will donate the hammer price of 10 lots to benefit The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The National Autistic Society.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

The book was sold to a private U.K. buyer on Wednesday for a hammer price of 11,000 pounds and a total of 14,432 pounds including a sales premium.

From Seattle Times Feb. 26, 2024

Though it had an expected hammer price of 10,000 euros, it ended up selling for €95,000.

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2021

The hammer price at the Drouot auction house, before commission and other costs, was 5.5 million euros.

From Reuters Oct. 21, 2021

"I am happy and surprised by the great hammer price achieved for the cassette tape," said Højen, in a statement.

From Fox News Oct. 4, 2021

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