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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ben Jolley, senior fellow for healthcare at the American Economic Liberties Project, said manufacturers were already under pressure to cut prices and that the discounts apply to limited purchasing channels, not overall list prices.
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Abc News, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Explaining the price cut on Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1s Novo Nordisk is slashing the list price of its GLP-1 drugs Ozempic, Rybelus, and Wegovy to $675 a month, the pharmaceutical company announced yesterday, arguing that the move will expand access for patients.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
The Wegovy medicines both currently have list prices of around $1,350 per month, while the diabetes drugs have list prices of around $1,027 per month.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Novo's Millar said the company announced the price cuts more than 10 months before the list price changes take effect, in part, to allow employers, health insurers and other businesses to plan benefits around the lower prices.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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Abc News, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Explaining the price cut on Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1s Novo Nordisk is slashing the list price of its GLP-1 drugs Ozempic, Rybelus, and Wegovy to $675 a month, the pharmaceutical company announced yesterday, arguing that the move will expand access for patients.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
The Wegovy medicines both currently have list prices of around $1,350 per month, while the diabetes drugs have list prices of around $1,027 per month.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Novo's Millar said the company announced the price cuts more than 10 months before the list price changes take effect, in part, to allow employers, health insurers and other businesses to plan benefits around the lower prices.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for list price
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“List price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/list%20price. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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