sticker price
noun
: 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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The base window sticker price for this 4×4 edition is $64,430.
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Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
For the 2025-26 academic year, tuition at Princeton comes with a sticker price of $65,210, according to the school’s website.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
The price of goods shipped from these countries will likely rise in proportion with the tariffs, leading to significant jumps in sticker prices.
—Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
By comparison, the average starting sticker price for a 2002 Ford Mustang car, a vehicle Ford still makes, was $18,100 that year, Kelley Blue Book showed.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
For the 2025-26 academic year, tuition at Princeton comes with a sticker price of $65,210, according to the school’s website.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
The price of goods shipped from these countries will likely rise in proportion with the tariffs, leading to significant jumps in sticker prices.
—Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
By comparison, the average starting sticker price for a 2002 Ford Mustang car, a vehicle Ford still makes, was $18,100 that year, Kelley Blue Book showed.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sticker price
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“Sticker price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticker%20price. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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