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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Our main caveat was the sticker price, so a massive 35% discount looks very good. K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025 And paying the full sticker price – more than $1,000 a month – is too expensive. Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025 But high sticker prices and uneven insurance coverage skews which patients can get them — and which patients can consistently stay on them. Tina Reed, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025 Whatever it's used for, the average UTV lined up outside your local powersports dealer today is a serious machine—and it's usually sold with a serious sticker price to match. Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 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 27 Feb. 2025.

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