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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Analysts expect the sticker price of foreign vehicles to soar between $5,000 and $15,000 because of the tariffs. Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025 German auto giant Volkswagen is said to be planning to add import fees to the sticker prices of its vehicles shipped to the U.S. in response to Trump's tariffs. Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025 Illini athletes have posted videos on social media showing them driving BMWs, including a BMW XM, an SUV with a sticker price of $160,000. Stacy St. Clair, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025 Maxim Timchenko has a warning for any European politicians weighing a return of Russian pipelined gas: the true costs vastly exceed the sticker price. Ben Geman, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sticker price

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 10 May. 2025.

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