Meanings
nounupset price (plural upset prices)
plural upset prices
- The lowest price at which an auction item may be sold.
After a solemn pause, Mr. Glossin offered the upset price for the lands and barony of Ellangowan.
1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLCSynonyms: reserve
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe lowest price at which an auction item may be sold.
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Origin
Compare set up, i.e. fixed, determined.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 底價 /底价
- 底價 /底价 (dǐjià)lowest price at which an auction item may be sold
Finnish lähtöhinta
- lähtöhintalowest price at which an auction item may be sold
French prix de réserve
- prix de réservelowest price at which an auction item may be sold
Polish cena wywoławcza
- cena wywoławczalowest price at which an auction item may be sold
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