Sales & Retail vocabulary · Negotiation & Pricing

Pocket price

Meaning in sales & retail, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In sales & retail, pocket price means: The amount a seller retains from a transaction after relevant discounts, rebates and allowances.

In Turkish: kesintiler sonrası elde kalan satış tutarı

How it is used

Use for the effective amount retained, with the included deductions stated; it is not the same as profit.

Example sentences

  1. The invoice shows 1,000 euros, but rebates bring the pocket price down to 920 euros.

    The effective price can be lower than the amount initially invoiced.

  2. We compared pocket price across distributors before offering another promotional allowance.

    Comparison should include concessions beyond the visible selling price.

Common collocations

  • average pocket price
  • protect pocket price

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