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.

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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

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Etymology

Origin of unit price

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

It is not clear precisely how the shopping price cap would be enforced, though the manifesto says it would be introduced as a public health measure, similar to the minimum unit price of alcohol.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

So the unit price of a token has fallen, yes, but the overall consumption of tokens has gone nuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

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

A joint order with Germany and possibly other countries could lead KMW to raise capacity, cut the unit price and speed up delivery, the ministry said.

From Reuters • May 24, 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