asking price

noun

Definition of asking price

: the price at which something is offered for sale

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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 of asking price from the Web

So what’s Buffalo’s asking price now for their disgruntled left tackle, Cordy Glenn?

— cincinnati enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "Will the Cincinnati Bengals make a move at the NFL trade deadline?," 31 Oct. 2017
Twenty years ago, boxer Oscar de la Hoya purchased a house on the Westside for close to its $3.9-million asking price.

— neal j. leitereg and lauren beale, latimes.com, "Hot Property: Classic names and rising stars," 28 Oct. 2017
That’s because of continuing disputes over an $8-billion deal the team signed with Time Warner Cable, and the refusal of some carriers to pony up Time Warner’s asking price for broadcast privileges.

— steve lopez, latimes.com, "At $882 a seat, Dodger Stadium is L.A.'s most expensive real estate as World Series begins," 24 Oct. 2017
More: Kentucky paid millions over asking price for this East End estate.

— sheldon s. shafer, The Courier-Journal, "Sorry commuters, but 3rd Street won't reopen in 2017 due to convention center work," 18 Oct. 2017
More than a third -- 34 percent -- of homes sold in September went for over asking price, like this Montavilla bungalow at 225 SE 80th Ave.

— OregonLive.com, "Bidding wars in September: Fevered Portland homebuyers pay more than asking price (photos)," 12 Oct. 2017
Colleges have reacted by scrambling to hire or hold onto coaches, bidding up their asking prices in the process.

— frank fitzpatrick, Philly.com, "Rick Pitino's contract was controversial in 2001," 27 Sep. 2017
Heyman had wanted to ask Price whether domestic violence is a pre-existing condition under the Republican health care proposal.

— john raby, The Seattle Times, "Charge dismissed against arrested West Virginia journalist," 6 Sep. 2017
Le'Veon Bell's rapped asking price has risen by $2 million this summer.

— jacob klinger, cleveland.com, "Le'Veon Bell rap 'battles' Bud Dupree ahead of return to Steelers," 31 Aug. 2017

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