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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Austin-area home shoppers saw asking prices fall sharply in October, but higher borrowing costs continue to complicate the path from browsing listings to buying a home. — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026

Currently listed for the first time at just under $17 million with Craig Strong of Compass, a sale near the asking price would rank it among the most expensive deals in the neighborhood’s history. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

All-rights asking prices at that budget would have likely been record-breaking and eye-watering. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

The asking price includes the restaurant business, the Alabama Jack’s name and brand, equipment, merchandise operation, conch fritter recipe and other recipes for food served at the restaurant. — Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for asking price

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