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 base window sticker price for this xDrive50 model is: $87,100. Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024 The sticker price of an Electron launch is $7.5 million. Riis Williams, Scientific American, 7 June 2024 The deal came with a $13,000 discount and other terms that left him with a monthly payment of $369 for a vehicle with a sticker price of $52,000. Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 3 June 2024 Add an aluminum skid plate here, an all-terrain tire there and $1,500 to the sticker price. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sticker price 

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Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sticker price was in 1959

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“Sticker price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticker%20price. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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