Definition of sticker shock
: astonishment and dismay experienced on being informed of a product's unexpectedly high price
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We left the store suffering severe sticker shock.
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Rent sticker shock Most Valley apartment dwellers have been hit with more than a 20 percent jump in rents over the past five years.
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Lawmakers had expressed sticker shock at that figure.
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Several council members said Kallstrand's cost estimates gave them sticker shock.
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If you, like our reporters, are experiencing a little sticker shock, Jeni’s Street Treats truck will be giving out free samples on April 4 at New General, 155 E. New England Ave. in Winter Park.
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East Dundee homeowners may want to brace for some serious sticker shock on their property tax bills if home rule is repealed, village officials said.
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Just make sure to prep your clients in advance of the changes to avoid sticker shock.
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The sticker shock of the University Interscholastic League’s biennial realignment has subsided.
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And American travelers to foreign countries may be in for a bit of sticker shock.
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First Known Use of sticker shock
1981
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Definition of sticker shock for English Language Learners
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: a feeling of surprise and disappointment caused by learning that something you want to buy is very expensive
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