market price

Current trading value

Market price is what something actually sells for in current trading—determined by supply and demand rather than by official valuation or intrinsic worth.

Stocks trade at market price, as do commodities and real estate.

A restaurant serving fish at market price charges whatever the day's wholesale cost dictates.

The term implies fluctuation: market prices rise and fall with conditions.

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current value · demand · supply · ticker · bid · arbitrage · elasticity · quote · stocks · wholesale · negotiate · discount · bottom dollar · rock bottom · fire sale · street value · commodity · exchange

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Opposites
price determination mechanism

market pricefixed price

Predetermined, unvarying cost

list price · sticker price · price control · suggested retail price · MSRP

price variability

market pricefixed cost

Expense unchanged by output

flat rate · set price

relationship to true value

market pricebook value

Asset minus accumulated depreciation

face value · nominal value · par value · intrinsic value

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G