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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The line to view a recent rental listing in Carroll Gardens that went for $400 over the asking price. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 May 2025 On Tuesday, the return of Michael King to Yankee Stadium was a cool moment for the right-hander, whom the Yankees did not want to include in the package for Juan Soto but ultimately gave into the asking price. Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 This indicator of buyer willingness to pay over asking price did slip — but only slightly from 103.8% for the same period a year ago. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025 The $895,000 asking price is higher than other recent one-bedroom sales in the building, but those didn’t have such high-level renovations, and a two-bedroom asking $1.2 million recently went into contract after less than a month on the market. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025 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 20 May. 2025.

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