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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Slicing 29% off the sticker price of the very competent MSI Aegis RS2 is a sweet deal, and while this machine doesn't push to 4K, the RTX 5070 is an absolute 1080p and 1440p beast, with rock-solid framerates (and high power consumption, according to our review). PC Magazine, 18 July 2025 The base window sticker price for this T8 AWD Ultra PHEV Edition is $80,700. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 6 July 2025 Top 5 private colleges for financial aid Among the top five private schools on The Princeton Review's list, the average sticker price — including tuition and fees plus room and board — was around $90,000 in 2024-25. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 June 2025 The base window sticker price for this Limited AWD edition is $40,205. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 13 July 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 31 Jul. 2025.

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