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unit price

American  

noun

  1. rate.

  2. a price for a service or commodity that includes all extra costs incidental to the item.

    the unit price of a wedding.


unit price British  

noun

  1. a price for foodstuffs, etc, stated or shown as the cost per unit, as per pound, per kilogram, per dozen, etc

"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

Etymology

Origin of unit price

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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The unit price is far lower than the cost of systems the U.S. and allies are now firing at incoming Iranian missiles and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

That sets the unit price for a certain period of time, so anyone already on a fixed deal will not see a change now.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

The minimum unit price has not changed since it was set at 50p per unit of alcohol when it was first introduced in May 2018.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

He said he saw a unit price change from $6.49 per box in March to $7.99 in April around the time of the floods.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023

When you compare the two regimes, please note that the prices are normalised per regime to a unit price for the sheltered sector, and thus are not comparable over regimes.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas

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