元値 (もとね, motone) Japanese meaning: cost price | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000 Expressions
元値が切れるsell below cost; be below the cost price
元値を下回る価格で売るわけにはいかない。
We can't sell it below cost.
Etymology
Compound of 元 (もと, 'origin') and 値 (ね, 'price'). The reading もとね is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.
