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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Here, the most expensive Bugattis created since the brand’s resurrection in the Nineties, ranked by their original sticker prices, though actual transaction prices often soar far higher, given market premiums and bespoke finishing work commissioned by owners. —Sean Evans, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2025

Hospitals, private practices and debt collectors all operate in a system where the sticker price for a procedure or hospital stay is rarely what most patients will ultimately pay. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025

That’s because the model-year 2026 vehicles are hitting the lots, typically with higher sticker prices. —Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025

The base window sticker price for this AWD Hybrid edition is $38,800. —Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sticker price

• imprecise
• sacrifice
• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice