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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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While dealer incentives have risen slowly since disappearing in 2021 and 2022, when many buyers paid above sticker price due to inventory shortages, those deals still have not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Sarah O'Brien, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025 The base window sticker price for this XRT AWD edition is $40,250. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025 The vehicle starts at $191,400, but the Jet Black example that just sold had a sticker price of $220,745 thanks to a whole slew of performance upgrades. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2025 Shop by cost per edible pound, not just the sticker price. Liz Regalia, Parents, 12 Nov. 2025 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 28 Nov. 2025.

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