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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And unlike then, fewer people are willing to pay more than the asking prices right now. Zachery Eanes, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025 Just because one place sells for 3% more than the asking price doesn’t mean other houses will too. Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025 And when those two sat down in February to discuss the plans for this season’s deadline, the Flyers GM was forthright and indicated that he’d be forced to move him if someone stepped up and met the asking price. Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025 But one month after the wildfire consumed more than 9,400 residences and 14,000 acres in the foothill community north of downtown Los Angeles, the first vacant lot sold for $550,000 cash, $100,000 above the asking price. Iris Kim, NBC news, 23 Mar. 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 6 Apr. 2025.

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