asking price

noun

Synonyms of asking pricenext
: 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.
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The property went under contract just days after the video was posted in April 2026 and received three strong offers before ultimately selling above asking price in June. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 That’s partly why that €100million asking price has moved north, up towards €130m, and why the proposal Liverpool sent this week was not deemed sufficient. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 19 June 2026 Many analysts expected shares to skyrocket, with price targets that eclipsed the IPO asking price of $135 several times over. Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 June 2026 The asking prices for the seven homes totaled over $100 million. Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for asking price

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of asking price was in 1755

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“Asking price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asking%20price. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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