COMMERCEthedifferenceinpricebetween twoproducts, or thedifferenceinpricesin differentplaceswhen the sameproductissoldin more than oneplace:Icheckedthepriceof thecameraand there was apricedifferentialofnearly40% on differentwebsites.(Definition ofprice differentialfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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price differentialDifferences in prices can trigger arbitrage, i.e., speculative trade in a commodity across borders purely to exploit thepricedifferential.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However its running costs depended on thepricedifferentialbetween coal and oil and this was not favourable.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thispricedifferentialis known as the "spread".FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On the route thepricedifferentialbetween rail and road is $12.97 per tonne in rail's favour.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Private sector uptake is slower -- but not unheard of -- possibly due to a lack ofpricedifferential with petroleum fuel and a lack of federal and provincial tax rebating.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1975, half of the population was involved in agriculture, and the nascent economy was asfixated by thepricedifferentialbetween the islands and the continent.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The world\\localpricedifferentialwas ostensibly designated for market, product and producer development.From theCambridge English CorpusIn addition, demand for organic products tends to depend more on thepricedifferentialrelative to conventionally grown alternatives, than on actual price.From theCambridge English CorpusIn addition, demand tends to depend more on thepricedifferentialwith respect to conventionally grown products, than on actual price.From theCambridge English CorpusIt should be noted that there is apricedifferentialfor other sizes (e. g.From theCambridge English CorpusThese 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.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/price-differential##
