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 There’s a dizzying circular logic to their plan that’s also complicated by their refusal to take less than the asking price for their condo. R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 14 July 2024 This positive trend for buyers is a drastic shift away from steep asking prices and competitive bidding wars. Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024 With Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial underway in New Mexico, the actor’s Long Island home is still for sale — $10 million below the original asking price. Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024 As of the end of 2023, there were five offers to buy it, but none reached the asking price, said Robert Morris, the real estate agent who was handling the listing. Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for asking price 

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Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

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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 Jul. 2024.

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