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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

A golden hare that sparked a treasure hunt has sold at auction for a hammer price of £82,550.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025

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

"We're currently at around $6.1 million in hammer price," said Sotheby's head of streetwear and modern collectibles, Brahm Wachter, on Tuesday, when bids ran as high as $60,000.

From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2022

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

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