Translation guide
The maximum price allowed for a product or service, often set by regulation or in financial contexts.
The highest price permitted by law or authority for goods, services, or commodities.
Standard term for a price ceiling or maximum price, used in economic and regulatory contexts.
政府はガソリンの上限価格を設定した。
The government set a ceiling price for gasoline.
Literally 'upper limit of price', used in similar contexts but slightly more descriptive.
この商品には価格の上限が設けられている。
A ceiling price has been set for this product.
Means 'maximum price', often used in auctions or bidding, but can also refer to a regulatory ceiling.
May be ambiguous without context; can also mean 'highest price' in a non-regulatory sense.
入札の最高価格は100万円に制限された。
The ceiling price for bids was limited to 1 million yen.
The maximum price a security or commodity can reach in a trading session before trading is halted.
Refers to the upper limit of a price range restriction, commonly used in stock and commodity exchanges.
株価が値幅制限の上限に達したため、取引が停止された。
Trading was halted because the stock hit the ceiling price.
上限価格 explicitly means a regulated maximum price (ceiling), while 最高価格 simply means the highest price and can be used in non-regulatory contexts like auctions. Use 上限価格 for price controls.
Informal term for when a stock price hits its upper daily limit, often used in news and among traders.
その銘柄は今日ストップ高になった。
That stock hit its ceiling price today.