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

He created Special Economic Zones, decollectivized agriculture, invited foreign investment, and let the market price goods and services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The market price is typically very close to the NAV.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

For starters, almost every equity offering is priced at a discount to the most recent market price to entice investors and offset the risk that the stock will drop on news of the deal.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 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