sticker price

noun

: a manufacturer's suggested retail price that is printed on a sticker and affixed to a new automobile
broadly : the stated cost of something
a computer with a high sticker price

Examples of sticker price in a Sentence

We managed to negotiate 15 percent off the sticker price. The speakers are excellent and well worth the sticker price.
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Now, less than a year later, Tesla is chopping thousands of dollars off the sticker price for the electric pickup in an apparent response to weakening sales, as a lot of the heat around the truck has cooled off. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025 The list prices are the starting point, kind of like the sticker price for a new car. Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025 The base window sticker price for this 4WD Hybrid Wagon is $61,950. Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025 Chelsea tried to sign Kalidou Koulibaly for years but repeatedly baulked at the sticker price. James Horncastle, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sticker price 

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sticker price was in 1959

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“Sticker price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticker%20price. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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