price in

verb

To include (the costs of a possible future event, especially a negative one) in an estimation of the total value of something.

“The recent interest rate change was anticipated and has been priced in to the value of the stock by the market.”

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Meanings

verbprice in (third-person singular simple present prices in, present participle pricing in, simple past and past participle priced in)

present singular third person prices in · participle present pricing in · participle past priced in · past priced in

  1. transitiveTo include (the costs of a possible future event, especially a negative one) in an estimation of the total value of something.

    The recent interest rate change was anticipated and has been priced in to the value of the stock by the market.

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