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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This would have necessitated a price rise beyond the S25’s sticker price of $799.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
And the upside to cheaper cars becomes harder to ignore as the average sticker price for a new car in America hovers around a staggering $50,000.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The base window sticker price for this Hybrid XSE edition is $33,030.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
The high average price isn’t just due to automakers’ high sticker prices or buyers’ demands for larger, more expensive models.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
And the upside to cheaper cars becomes harder to ignore as the average sticker price for a new car in America hovers around a staggering $50,000.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The base window sticker price for this Hybrid XSE edition is $33,030.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
The high average price isn’t just due to automakers’ high sticker prices or buyers’ demands for larger, more expensive models.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
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 29 Jan. 2026.
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