買値

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 買値 is read as かいね and is a compound of the stem 買い of 買う and 値, meaning the price actually paid to acquire an item.
• Basic usage: Use 買値を帳面に記録する for an acquisition record and contrast it with the selling price in 売値と買値.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 売値
  • 買値 is the acquisition price paid; 売値 is the price set for sale, so one item may have both.
• Reading and compound form
  • Although the final kana of 買い is not written in the compound, 買値 is read かいね.