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bid price

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noun

  1. stock exchange the price at which a stockjobber is prepared to purchase a specific security Compare offer price

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The Italian group is unlikely to increase the bid price and any tender should be limited, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Otherwise, we will exit if the straddle’s bid price falls to 5.00 or less.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

Under the proposal, local builders would receive a credit on the bid price to give them a slight advantage.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

“Years ago there was a van Gogh self-portrait that he supposedly painted for his mother, and the bid price just got too high — I think it was something above $75 million,” he continued.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2022

Over each one hovers its name in gold letters, along with its starting bid price.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu