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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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Radio Free Mobile analyst Richard Windsor estimated that the spot price for short-term compute contracts is somewhere between $30 billion and $50 billion per gigawatt.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The average monthly spot price of jet fuel has risen 91% since February to around $4.50 a gallon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The processors can be “bought in the secondary market at a spot price, and are also made by Chinese companies,” Luria noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

But even if an A$8.50/GJ spot price persisted longer term, Amplitude’s base business would still be worth A$2.08/share, says Euroz Hartleys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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 William Ingraham Russell

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