元 値(もとね)

もとね

noun

cost price; original price

1. cost price; original price

The price a seller originally paid for goods, or the price before a discount. Selling below it means selling at a loss.

元値(もとね)で売(う)る。

To sell at cost.

元値(もとね)の半額(はんがく)で買(か)えた。

I got it for half the original price.

閉店(へいてん)セールでは、元値(もとね)を割(わ)ってでも在庫(ざいこ)を処分(しょぶん)するしかなかった。

At the closing-down sale, they had no choice but to clear the stock, even below cost.

元(もと) (origin) + 値(ね) (price).

Common collocations

元値(もとね)を割(わ)る / 元値(もとね)割(わ)れ: to fall below cost
元値(もとね)で売(う)る: to sell at cost

Similar words

原価(げんか): cost price — the formal, accounting word
定価(ていか): list price, the fixed retail price
仕入(しい)れ値(ね): purchase price paid by a retailer

Related Words

Compare: 原価(げんか) (cost price)

Compare: 定価(ていか) (list price, the fixed retail price)

Compare: 仕入(しい)れ値(ね) (purchase price paid by a retailer)

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Added 2026.10.3 16:34 · Revised 2026.10.3 16:36

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