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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There are a few exceptions: Homes in desirable locations that are in perfect condition are still hot and typically sell at or above asking price. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025 The median home sale price in the U.S. just touched a record high, but new data shows that buyers are nevertheless paying below asking price. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 June 2025 Liverpool had not intended to meet the Bundesliga club’s reported €150m asking price for Wirtz. David Ornstein, New York Times, 20 June 2025 There was also a 400-acre Chesapeake Bay estate that Alexandra Clancy received and then sold in 2020 for nearly $5 million, much less than its $6.2 million asking price. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 June 2025 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 Jun. 2025.

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