Meanings
nounreserve price (plural reserve prices)
plural reserve prices
- The price set by a seller in an auction, below which the lot or item cannot be sold.
Bidding did not reach the reserve price, so the lot was withdrawn.
Synonyms: reservation price, reserve, upset price
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe price set by a seller in an auction, below which the lot or item cannot be sold.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 底價 /底价
- 底價 /底价 (dǐjià)lowest acceptable price
Finnish pohjahinta
- pohjahintalowest acceptable price
Polish cena wywoławcza
- cena wywoławczalowest acceptable price
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APA
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reserve price,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reserve%20price.
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