Grammar fix
market price
current cost
The amount of money something is selling for right now in the market.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The market price of tomatoes goes up in winter because they are harder to grow.
If house prices keep rising, many young people will not be able to buy a home at the current market price.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: We sold at the marketing price.
Say: We sold at the market price.
It's 'market price' (the going rate), not 'marketing price'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Market price' is the fixed term; spelling out 'the price prevailing in the market' is clumsy.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
the market price
- the current market price
- below market price
- at market price
- fair market value