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

Novo Nordisk, which makes Wegovy and Ozempic, advertises list prices ranging from $149 per month to $399 per month, depending on the dose. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026

But the most exciting thing about these headphones right now is their 33% discount on Amazon, bringing their usual $299 list price down to $199. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

Back in 1997, the list price of a Ferrari F50 supercar was $475,000. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026

Normally, list prices are higher than net prices, since discounts are subtracted. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for list price

• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice
• feis
• gneiss

Kids Definition

list price

noun

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