相場|そうばsouba[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounmarket price
- nounspeculation (e.g. on stocks)
- nounreputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem
- Synonym時価じかWrittenWritten/formal prose. The market price at a given point in time, as in 「時価総額」; 「相場」 stresses market conditions and the going rate.
- Synonym市価しかWrittenWritten/formal prose. The price on the market; 「相場」 also means the going rate in general and accepted practice.
- SynonymマーケットプライスNeutralLoanword for the market price, on the technical side; in everyday speech 「相場」 is the normal choice.
- Synonym市場価格しじょうかかくWrittenWritten/formal prose. The price formed by the market — an economics term; 「相場」 also refers to socially accepted standards.
- Related思惑おもわくNeutralExpectations or what someone is counting on, and by extension speculative trading; 「相場」 is the market price itself.
- Related価格かかくNeutralThe price of goods or services, leaning formal; 「相場」 stresses market conditions and the going rate.
- Related値段ねだんNeutralThe price of an item — the most colloquial of these words; 「相場」 focuses on market conditions.
- Related投機とうきNeutralRefers to speculative trading; 「相場」 also means market conditions.
- Related定価ていかNeutralA price fixed in advance, the list price; 「相場」 is a price that moves with the market.
- Related値打ちねうちNeutralValue or worth, as in 「値打ちがある」; 「相場」 is the market price.
- Related価額かがくWrittenWritten/formal prose. A valuation or monetary amount, often in legal use; 「相場」 is the market price.
- RelatedプライスNeutralLoanword for price, seen in 「オープンプライス」 and 「プライスダウン」; 「相場」 is the market price.
- RelatedスペキュレーションNeutralLoanword for speculation, rarely used; in everyday speech say 「投機」.
Use 「相場」 for market conditions or the going rate, including accepted general levels, as in 「〜と相場が決まっている」. For the price at a given moment choose 「時価」, for the price of an item 「値段」, for a preset list price 「定価」, and for speculation 「投機」.
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