sticker price

noun

Synonyms of sticker pricenext
: a manufacturer's suggested retail price that is printed on a sticker and affixed to a new automobile
broadly : the stated cost of something
a computer with a high sticker price

Examples of sticker price in a Sentence

We managed to negotiate 15 percent off the sticker price. The speakers are excellent and well worth the sticker price.
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However, guests’ final bill could end up being higher than the attractive sticker price. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 June 2026 Viewed through that lens, the sticker price starts to make a little more sense – though not necessarily any easier to justify. Utkarsh Sood june 12, New Atlas, 12 June 2026 Expect Samsung to shave a few points of performance from everything to leave a competent premium feel, but at a lower sticker price. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 But she was put off by its $65,000 to $75,000 sticker price. Bloomberg, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sticker price

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sticker price was in 1959

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“Sticker price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticker%20price. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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