asking price

noun

: the price at which something is offered for sale

Examples of asking price in a Sentence

The original asking price for the car was $20,000, but I was eventually able to buy it for $18,000.
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And Yearwood still settled for below asking price, selling for $3.34 million. Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024 Certain ETFs may also be tough to trade, a situation that could add costs for investors due to wide differences between the asking price and the bidding price, experts said. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024 This budget friendly gaming laptop is well worth the asking price and best suited for gamers on a budget as well as more casual players who don’t want to spend a lot on a rig. Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2024 In August, a source familiar with the property told PEOPLE the home is worth far more than the current $3.95 million asking price. Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for asking price 

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of asking price was in 1755

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“Asking price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asking%20price. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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