買(か)い値(ね)

かいね
noun
purchase price; buying price
1. purchase price; buying price
The price at which something was bought, or the price a buyer is willing to pay. Contrasts with 売(う)り値(ね) (selling price).
買(か)い値(ね)は五万円(ごまんえん)だった。
The purchase price was 50,000 yen.
買(か)い値(ね)より高(たか)く売(う)れた。
I was able to sell it for more than the purchase price.
この株(かぶ)は買(か)い値(ね)を大(おお)きく下回(したまわ)っている。
This stock is well below its purchase price.

A compound of 買(か)い (buying) + 値(ね) (price). Refers to the price at which something was purchased or the price a buyer offers.

USAGE:
Used in both everyday and financial contexts. In stock and currency markets, 買(か)い値(ね) is the bid price — the price a buyer is willing to pay.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 買(か)い値(ね)と売(う)り値(ね): bid and ask prices
  • 買(か)い値(ね)を下回(したまわ)る: to fall below the purchase price
  • 買(か)い値(ね)がつく: to have a buying price set
  • 買(か)い値(ね)より高(たか)く売(う)る: to sell for more than the purchase price

ANTONYM:
売(う)り値(ね) (selling price / asking price).

Related Words

Antonym: 売値(うりね) (selling price)
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Added 2026.3.22 19:41 · Revised 2026.3.30 21:38
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