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.
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Former Chicago Bears running back Garrett Wolfe on July 2 sold his three-bedroom, 1,676-square-foot town home in Gurnee for its $335,000 asking price. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025 Considering its financial predicament and wealth of center backs, Barca could be tempted to sell the South American warhorse if a European rival tables his asking price. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 The $165 million project also features 25 residential units with an asking price of over $2 million each. Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 But the property, which was listed for $100,000, already has a pending offer for a little over asking price, Greenlee said. Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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