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

Obesity drug coverage among state Medicaid plans, employers and other private insurers remains spotty due to the $1,000 or more monthly list prices of existing GLP-1s, including Eli Lilly's obesity injection Zepbound and Novo Nordisk's competitor Wegovy. —Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025

People whose insurance covers the drugs usually pay much less than the list price. —Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025

The list price for some biologics can reach $7,000 a month, and patients receiving infusible medications must arrange travel plans around the timing of their therapy. —Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025

The fast sale over list price comes in contrast to September’s statistics from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors, which show buyers continue to favor detached homes. —Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025

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