How to Use market price in a Sentence

market price

noun
Definition of market pricenext
  • The market price at the time was $1,200 megawatts per hour.
    — James Barragán, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The spot market price of pig iron in the U.S. is about 70% higher since the start of the year.
    — Bob Tita, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Based on the market price, the stocks that Kramer sold would now fetch about $5.5 million.
    — Jon Swaine, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2021
  • That means Pelosi would have had to sell them for more than twice market price.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2022
  • But there have been near-peak days in both years that saw market prices hit the cap at $5,000 per megawatt.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2023
  • The fisherman who caught the record ray was paid market price for his catch.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 20 June 2022
  • The market price is bad these days, but he is also getting paid for the seed.
    — The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
  • As of Friday, the cash market price is back up to $1,111 per thousand board feet.
    — Fortune, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The drinks are labeled at market price, as the spirits rotate based on what the club can source.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
  • If market prices for the crop are high one year, the farmer might come out ahead, but if prices are low, the farmer might lose money.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Sea options range from $38 for crispy salmon to king crab legs at market price.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Her boyfriend's parents own the house, and her rent is way below market price.
    — Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Her boyfriend’s parents own the house, and her rent is way below market price.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The recent volatility in the price has led Kannabis to list the dish at market price, sometimes up to $30 for a roll.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 7 Dec. 2021
  • This translates into a price of $90, which is at par with the current market price.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But market price for soft-shell clams is just too high right now, owner Komes Rozes said.
    — Washington Post, 25 July 2021
  • Sitting at the premium end of the market, now's your chance to snag one for a mid-market price.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Businesses and consumers know seafood prices are volatile, hence the market price tag in lieu of a set cost on many menus.
    — Washington Post, 25 July 2021
  • So for the yield on bonds maturing at the same time to equalize, the market price of existing bonds had to rise.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Our price estimate is about 30% ahead of the current market price.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
  • That’s because the fund’s 12% yield is based on its discounted market price.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The black-market price for catalytic converters can be more than $1,000 each, the DOJ said.
    — Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Then the fashion houses started buying farms to cut out the middlemen — and to set the market price.
    — Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
  • That has juiced some prices to record levels, including the U.S. spot-market price for coiled sheet steel, which has increased by more than 80% since the start of the year.
    — Bob Tita, WSJ, 18 July 2021
  • At Thursday’s market price, that’s a loss of over $91 million for Sherman.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The contract indicates the price would be subject to change, per the market price, after 30 days from the date of the March 23 proposal.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2021
  • As of Friday, the cash market price of framing lumber hit an eight-month high of $1,271 per thousand board feet.
    — Fortune, 22 Feb. 2022
  • In addition to the market price, fuel costs $45 a gallon to haul to the battlefield.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The scientists paid market price for her meat, about $600, implanted a radio tag at the base of her tail, and set her free.
    — Byrichard Stone, science.org, 30 May 2023
  • Although the recent secondary market prices are still high, Basquiats used to more regularly outpace their high estimates by large sums at auction.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2024

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