hammer price

noun

The amount of the highest bid at an auction, accepted by the striking of the auctioneer's gavel.

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Meanings

nounhammer price (plural hammer prices)

plural hammer prices

  1. The amount of the highest bid at an auction, accepted by the striking of the auctioneer's gavel.
  2. businessThe amount for which the shares of a trader who has defaulted are sold.

Translations

Finnish huutokauppahinta
  • huutokauppahintaamount of the highest bid at an auction
French prix d'adjudication, prix marteau
  • prix d'adjudicationamount of the highest bid at an auction
  • prix marteauamount of the highest bid at an auction
Polish najwyższa oferta
  • najwyższa ofertaamount of the highest bid at an auction
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hammer price,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hammer%20price.

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