upset price
Use Upset price in a sentenceupset price
noun
the lowest price at which a person is permitted to bid for something being sold at auction.
Origin:
1805–15
1805–15
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| —n | |
| another name (esp Scot, US, and Canadian) for reserve price | |
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Upset price
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
The board shall conduct an appraisal of the public land for sale to determine the upset price.
No item will be sold for less than it's upset price plus the impound fees.
There was discussion on the use of upset price and defining ranges.
He will ask for bids from the floor at the minimum upset price.
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