| 词汇 | upset-price |
| 释义 | upset price noun[ C ] PROPERTY USScottishukus the lowest price at which a property may be sold, set by a court especially after a foreclosure (= a situation in which a bank takes a property because the owner cannot make payments on the loan): Normally, lenders put up houses for auction with bids starting at the upset price in order to recoup their costs. Examples of upset priceupset price We had put a high figure on our improvements, and we purchased the land at the upsetprice of £6/10/- per half acre. From Project Gutenberg He gave the upsetprice for the land; a dollar and a-quarter an acre. From Project Gutenberg I have seen in the newspapers over and over again notices of land withdrawn from sale because the upsetprice was not reached. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An upsetprice will be fixed for each farm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The upsetprice was £100 per acre, although much more was realised for some lots. From Project Gutenberg I said "when"we have no upsetprice, not"as" we have no upsetprice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must emphasise that no upsetprice was fixed on the property. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Lands not sold at auction may afterwards be purchased at the upsetprice on payment of the whole purchase money. From Project Gutenberg As occupier, when the time arrived, he would have first chance at the upsetprice; though then, it was true, he would also be liable for improvements. From Project Gutenberg For town lots the upsetprice was £20 per acre; the competition for fancy lots was keen enough to run them up to as much as £100 per lot. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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