Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• ASK (ASKED)
  
  The price at which a dealer (market maker) stands ready to sell. Ordinarily the ask exceeds the bid (q.v.), and the bid-ask spread is what the dealer stands to make by quickly turning around one unit of product. Also known as offer, offered, or offering price.
  
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