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list price
noun
: the basic price of an item as published in a catalog, price list, or advertisement before any discounts are taken
Examples of list price in a Sentence
The car's list price was $30,000, but the actual selling price was less.
We were given a 10 percent discount off the list price.
Recent Examples on the Web
In San Jose, 58.6 percent of homes sold in November went above their list price.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The package includes a ban on linking PBM compensation to a drug’s Medicare list price.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
But they would be required to list prices clearly from the onset and to display the total cost more prominently on a website than any other price.
—Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
By the numbers: The list price of $8 million on the 8,128-square-foot home works out to $984 per square foot.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above
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“List price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/list%20price. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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list price
noun
: the retail price of an item as published in a catalog, price list, or advertisement
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