market price

American  

noun

1. the price at which a commodity, security, or service is selling in the open market.

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market price British  

noun

1. the prevailing price, as determined by supply and demand, at which goods, services, etc, may be bought or sold

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Etymology

Origin of market price

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

Hudson Bay would acquire shares from the company at a slight discount to the market price at any given time, and then immediately sell them to individual investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Under the new requirements, companies had to disclose both the value of stock options on the grant date and the stock’s closing market price that day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

The efficient-markets hypothesis, developed decades ago by economists at the University of Chicago, stipulates that all available information is already factored into the market price.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Berkshire is paying $72.50 a share, a 24% premium to the market price on Friday.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

This fact alone enabled Wall Street firms to dictate to him the market price.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis