sticker price

noun

: a manufacturer's suggested retail price that is printed on a sticker and affixed to a new automobile

broadly : the stated cost of something

a computer with a high sticker price

Examples of sticker price in a Sentence

We managed to negotiate 15 percent off the sticker price.

The speakers are excellent and well worth the sticker price.

Recent Examples on the Web

The sticker price also excludes the follow-up imaging, specialist visits and biopsies that incidental findings often trigger, expenses that can quickly outstrip the original scan. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Keep in mind that the lowest sticker price a travel aggregator pulls up may not be the best deal, and be sure to add taxes and fees, which aren't always included. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Evaluate storage on total cost of ownership, not sticker price. — Michael Wu, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The sticker price or monthly fee is only part of the equation. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sticker price

• imprecise
• sacrifice
• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice