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unit price
The price of a single item or unit.
単価が上がった。
The unit price went up.
客単価を上げる戦略を考える。
To think of strategies to increase customer spending.
一つあたりの単価は200円だ。
The unit price is 200 yen each.
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.