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Does anyone have any idea of the origin, or earliest use, of the term "keystone" to indicate a retail price that is determined by doubling the wholesale price?
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Hi Orange, welcome You might try Googling as follows: keystone words origins double price You will get a quarter of a million Ghits bt I'll bet you'll find help within the first couple of pages
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Or either you could go to wordorigins and ask there. They're good at this sort of question.
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