PPD
Type: noun, acronym
Pronunciation: /pee-pee-dee/
Also spelled or known as: Published Price to Dealer
Plural: PPDs
Related: Royalty Rate
What does PPD mean? Published Price to Dealer; The wholesale unit price the record labels and distributors charge retailers for physical or digital recorded music.
PPD historically represented the price at which records were sold to dealers and retailers and was often used to calculate artist royalties.
PPD synonyms: Published Price to Dealer, Dealer Price, Wholesale Price Basis
Example sentence: “The royalty calculation was based on PPD.”
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