asking price

noun

Definition of asking pricenext
as in market value

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Recent Examples of asking price Winter Park’s holding steadier ground, selling close to asking price. — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026 Theoretically, that could still happen — though if Manchester United saw Hall’s likely asking price as prohibitive in the recent window, then the 22-year-old will almost certainly prove unaffordable for them in 2027. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 But for a variety of reasons — such as asking price while also investing in pitching — the Royals haven’t been able to pull it off. — Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 In San Francisco, homes sold for 108% of their asking price on average, according to the study. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for asking price
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asking price
  1. market value
  2. list price
  3. unit price
  4. sticker price
  5. value
  6. rate
  7. fair market value
Noun
  • By August of this year, its market value topped $315 billion.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Similarly, California law restricts annual assessment increases to a maximum of 2% (or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower), regardless of how much actual market value rises.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of market value
Noun
  • The list price was $749,900, and taxes were about $14,000 a year.
    — Gabe Castro-Root, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The test will cost somewhere between about $500 (the current Medicare payment for Cologuard, the benchmark specified in the MCED Coverage Act) and $949 (Grail’s current list price).
    — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of list price
Noun
  • Or maybe keep the design as simple as possible and offer a Kickstarter reward that packages two single-compartment Ice Box coolers together for a lower per-unit price – one food, one drinks, done.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
  • While well below the Mountain View per-unit price, the Sunnyvale deal was generally at a similar level as some recent apartment transactions in South San Jose.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of unit price
Noun
  • Purdy told me that Slate is staying the course with the $24,950 sticker price.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The sticker price of an iPhone might be confused with that of a luxury watch.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of sticker price
Noun
  • The federal government was preparing to change its rules on low-value imports, threatening her ability to purchase cheaper prescription medications for blood thinning and heart failure from Canada.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That’s 35% of the value of the S&P 500 and the highest concentration in a handful of stocks since just before the crash of 1929.
    — Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of value
Noun
  • The People’s Bank of China isn’t necessarily buying at an alarming rate—nor are other emerging markets—points out Goldman.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • One thing to look out for with a rate lock is whether a lender charges a fee for it.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of rate
Noun
  • As a related party, the sponsorship deal needed to comply with fair market value and UEFA’s panel found that the deal massively overstated its value.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This increases the original purchase price of the investment to current fair market value, Lucas said, which may help reduce capital gains taxes in the future.
    — Jessica Dickler,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fair market value

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“Asking price.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asking%20price. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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