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.
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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 See all Example Sentences for list price 

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of list price was in 1871

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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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