SINCE 1828
sticker price
nounDefinition of sticker price
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The $7,500 federal tax credit offered to buyers of all-electric vehicles will help drag that sticker price down, as will certain state incentives. — Sean O'kane, The Verge, "Hyundai’s Kona EV has great range and costs as much as the average car," 17 Dec. 2018 That's a 12 percent discount from its original sticker price of $100. — Popular Mechanics, "This Universal Coat Heater Will Help You Fight the Cold," 1 Feb. 2019 Annual disposable income per person in the U.S. passed the average vehicle sticker price in 2006 and has stayed in front. — Fortune, "Automakers Make Tons of Cash on Cheap Cars by Adding Luxury Features," 10 May 2018 But Azar, speaking at a National Academy of Medicine conference, said there is precedence for such a move, pointing out that federal law requires automakers to disclose sticker prices for cars. — Linda A. Johnson, The Seattle Times, "US wants drug prices in TV ads: ‘Patients deserve to know’," 16 Oct. 2018 While the government pays sticker price for drugs under the Part B program, the Part D program allows insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to negotiate formularies. — Sarah Jane Tribble, Washington Post, "Trump’s Budget Proposal Swings At Drug Prices With A Glancing Blow," 12 Feb. 2018 This makes the 9 million or so subsidized Obamacare enrollees very price-insensitive; the tax credits insulate them from the sticker price of their coverage. — Sarah Kliff, Vox, "Obamacare is having a surprisingly good year," 26 Nov. 2018 Some savvy buyers paid much less than that, but somehow eight people managed to pay above sticker price. — Zachary Palmer, Popular Mechanics, "The 10 Best Sites to Buy and Sell Your Car Online," 7 Aug. 2018 Discounts: Auto makers will often apply discounts, such as rebates to the original sticker price, to make monthly payments more affordable. — Adrienne Roberts, WSJ, "Vehicle Leases: Behind the Numbers," 14 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sticker price.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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