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equilibrium price

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noun

  1. the price at which the quantity of a product offered is equal to the quantity of the product in demand.

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Changing levels of supply and demand explain why the price of a commodity goes up or down, but does not explain why the equilibrium price of that commodity is what it is.

From Economist • Aug. 25, 2016

Before trades are executed, a central computer matches orders and calculates an equilibrium price in each stock.

From Time Magazine Archive

They have no idea what should the appropriate or optimal equilibrium price level be.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel

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