asking price

noun

: the price at which something is offered for sale

Examples of asking price in a Sentence

The original asking price for the car was $20,000, but I was eventually able to buy it for $18,000.
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Their asking price is high, according to a new report. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 His asking price has probably jumped because in the wake of the Fried signing. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 The cost of housing has been a long-standing problem for the U.S. and was accelerated by the pandemic, when asking prices for homes and monthly rents skyrocketed during a period of low interest rates for homebuyers and more competition for rental units. Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024 The asking price was $225,000, with annual taxes of about $2,120. Michele Lerner, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for asking price 

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of asking price was in 1755

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“Asking price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asking%20price. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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