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

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market price

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

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

If the market price is at a significant discount to the NAV, the market maker will decide that the fund should redeem shares, to increase demand and bring the market price closer to the NAV.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

They believe that if the company were completely liquidated and broken up it could yield a value of 7 to 8 pounds per share, above its current market price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

By the mid-i930S, a Pocock eight-man shell would have the same market price as a brand-new LaSalle built by General Motors’ Cadillac division.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown