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spot price

American  

noun

  1. the price of spot goods or of commodities on the spot market.


spot price British  

noun

  1. the price of goods, currencies, or securities that are offered for immediate delivery and payment

"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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“The tickets we’re selling today are probably covering the spot price of fuel in their entirety,” Alaska Airlines Chief Financial Officer Shane Tackett said in early June.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Coinbase launched a Bitcoin “perpetual-style” future last year with a five-year expiration date designed to keep the future’s price close to the Bitcoin spot price.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

The bank upgrades its rating on Paladin to outperform from neutral, saying its stock implies a uranium price of US$77 a pound versus the spot price at US$84 a pound.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Typically, implied volatility and spot price are inversely correlated for a given instrument, according to Kochuba.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

Of course, the sales were made at a discount from the spot price, and as time went on this increased.

From The Romance and Tragedy by Russell, William Ingraham

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