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unit price
The price of a single item or unit.
単価 refers to the price of a single unit or item. It is primarily used in business, retail, and manufacturing contexts rather than everyday conversation.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 客単価: average spending per customer (a key retail metric)
- 単価が高い/安い: high/low unit price
- 単価を上げる/下げる: to raise/lower the unit price
- 原価単価: unit cost (manufacturing)
COMPONENTS:
単 (single) + 価 (price). Related terms include 定価 (list price), 原価 (cost price), and 時価 (market price).
USAGE:
In business discussions, 客単価 (customer unit price) is a key performance metric meaning the average amount each customer spends per visit or transaction.