Dictionary

market price en · NOUN

Meanings

1. The price at which a product, financial instrument, service or other tradable item can be bought and sold at an open market; the going price.
   • 1776, Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: Book I: Chapter 7: Of the natural and market Price of Commodities The actual price at which any commodity is commonly sold is called its market price. It may either be above, or below, or exactly the same with its natural price.
   • For those that chose to buy based on their usage (mainly non-franchised freight and open access operators), NR passes on the costs of electricity at the market price for that month, hence the significant increases being experienced by the likes of Freightliner. 2021 October 20, “Network News: How do operators buy electricity?”, in RAIL, number 942, page 7:
2. On restaurant menus, used to mean the price charged depends on the price of supplies, which may vary.

Forms

Deriveds

mp

Relateds

natural price

Synonyms

aq (restaurant menu price) · mp (restaurant menu price) · market value · as quoted (restaurant menu price)

Translations (23)

cmn 市價 /市价 (going price) · fr prix de marché (on restaurant menu) · ko 시세 (going price) · fi päivän hinta (on restaurant menu) · kk нарық бағасы (going price) · fi markkinahinta (going price) · pl cena rynkowa (going price) · pl cena rynkowa (on restaurant menu) · uk ціна́ на ри́нку (going price) · hu piaci ár (going price) · nl marktprijs (going price) · es precio de mercado (going price) · cmn 市場價 /市场价 (going price) · cmn 市場價 /市场价 (on restaurant menu) · ru ры́ночная цена́ (going price) · cmn 行情 (going price) · fr prix du marché (going price) · fi käypä hinta (going price) · de Marktpreis (going price) · fr prix de marché (going price) · io kurso (going price) · uk ринко́ва ціна́ (going price) · cmn 市價 /市价 (on restaurant menu)