list price

noun

: the basic price of an item as published in a catalog, price list, or advertisement before any discounts are taken

Examples of list price in a Sentence

The car's list price was $30,000, but the actual selling price was less. We were given a 10 percent discount off the list price.
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Gilead's list price of $28,000 a year is far, far above that. Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 18 June 2025 The list price is expected to be different from when lenacapavir is used for the treatment of multidrug-resistant HIV, in which other HIV medications have not worked and the patient meets certain other requirements for lenacapavir treatment. Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 18 June 2025 Nationally, median list prices essentially remained flat year-over-year in April, at +0.1 percent. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025 By contrast, the list prices per square foot for four industrial properties in other parts of central Denver that are being marketed averaged closer to $155 a square foot, or about half. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for list price

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of list price was in 1871

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“List price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/list%20price. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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list price

noun
: the retail price of an item as published in a catalog, price list, or advertisement

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