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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In 2025, almost 69% of buyers bought homes below the original list price — the highest share since 2015.
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Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Recurrent found that when compared by list price, the electric options are, on average, one year newer and have 30,000 fewer miles than internal-combustion cars and trucks.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
And while these drugs are discounted from their list prices, nearly half of the medications on TrumpRx have generic equivalents that can be purchased elsewhere, often at lower prices.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Now, more than 62% of homebuyers nationally paid less than the original list price in 2025, a Redfin analysis showed in another report.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
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Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Recurrent found that when compared by list price, the electric options are, on average, one year newer and have 30,000 fewer miles than internal-combustion cars and trucks.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
And while these drugs are discounted from their list prices, nearly half of the medications on TrumpRx have generic equivalents that can be purchased elsewhere, often at lower prices.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Now, more than 62% of homebuyers nationally paid less than the original list price in 2025, a Redfin analysis showed in another report.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for list price
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“List price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/list%20price. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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