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 Another property with 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms sold for $1.25 million, 26 percent above the list price. Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 Per the attorney general’s guidance for SB 478, in April restaurateur Dustin Lancaster rolled a 4% surcharge into the menu list prices of two of his L.A. restaurants, L&E Oyster Bar and El Condor. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024 Galleri, a multi-cancer test, has a list price of about $950; the bill would allow Medicare to pay $508 for such tests. Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 28 June 2024 In the meantime, limited supply and the drugs’ high list prices have resulted in patients turning to cheaper counterfeit and compounded alternatives. Bruce Gil, Quartz, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for list price 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

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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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