unit pricing


noun

the system of indicating the cost of a consumer product in terms of a standard unit of measure, as so much per pound, quart, or yard, in addition to the price per can, bottle, or piece.

Origin of unit pricing

First recorded in 1965–70

British Dictionary definitions for unit pricing

unit pricing

noun

a system of pricing foodstuffs, etc, in which the cost of a single unit is shown to enable shoppers to see the advantage of buying multipacks