list price

noun

: the basic price of an item as published in a catalog, price list, or advertisement before any discounts are taken

Examples of list price in a Sentence

The car's list price was $30,000, but the actual selling price was less. We were given a 10 percent discount off the list price.
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Once the patent expires, generics are allowed on the market, often at a substantially lower list price than the brand-name drug. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 West Virginia and Ohio, for example, have the lowest median home list price in the country, at $247,000 and $259,450. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 Homes with extreme flood risk — a risk score of 9 or 10 — that were for sale in June 2024, had a median list price 22% higher than homes with minor risk scores of 1 or 2. Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 The list price for Wegovy is around $1,350 per month. Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for list price

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of list price was in 1871

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“List price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/list%20price. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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list price

noun
: the retail price of an item as published in a catalog, price list, or advertisement

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