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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His reported asking price for his next contract is likely to blame. Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 By the numbers: Last year, 34.4% of homes listed for sale in the Seattle metro area had asking prices over $1 million, Redfin found. Melissa Santos, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025 In El Dorado Hills, a nine-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot compound on 10 acres with views of Folsom Lake sold for $7 million in December, $500,000 under the asking price. David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025 Enter, Facebook Marketplace: a user-friendly platform for buying and selling used stuff, where every asking price is negotiable. The Editors, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for asking price 

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Jan. 2025.

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