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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Amazon has Apple's most affordable wireless buds for 23% off right now, cutting a cool $30 off the $129 list price. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026

Employers generally don't pay the list price for employee coverage, but even after various discounts, plan sponsors may pay a net price of around $569 to $664 a month per employee, according to estimates by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, making for a hefty bill. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 26 June 2026

The average home value and median list price in Rehoboth are both about $800,000, according to Zillow. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

Pending contracts surged, and sellers are accepting close to the list price. — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 29 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for list price

• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice
• feis
• gneiss

Kids Definition

list price

noun

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