Phrase guide

market price

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: market value

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

On restaurant menus, used to mean the price charged depends on the price of supplies, which may vary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: market value

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: value

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 市場價 /市场价 (shìchǎngjià) — going price
  • Chinese Mandarin: 行情 (hángqíng) — going price
  • Chinese Mandarin: 市價 /市价 (shìjià) — going price
  • Dutch: marktprijs — going price
  • Finnish: markkinahinta — going price
  • Finnish: käypä hinta — going price
  • French: prix du marché — going price
  • French: prix de marché — going price
  • German: Marktpreis — going price
  • Hungarian: piaci ár — going price
  • Ido: kurso — going price
  • Kazakh: нарық бағасы (naryq bağasy) — going price
  • Korean: 시세 (sise) — going price
  • Polish: cena rynkowa — going price
  • Russian: ры́ночная цена́ (rýnočnaja cená) — going price
  • Spanish: precio de mercado — going price
  • Ukrainian: ринко́ва ціна́ (rynkóva ciná) — going price
  • Ukrainian: ціна́ на ри́нку (ciná na rýnku) — going price
  • Chinese Mandarin: 市場價 /市场价 (shìchǎngjià) — on restaurant menu
  • Chinese Mandarin: 市價 /市价 (shìjià) — on restaurant menu
  • Finnish: päivän hinta — on restaurant menu
  • French: prix de marché — on restaurant menu
  • Polish: cena rynkowa — on restaurant menu