asking price

noun

Synonyms of asking pricenext
: the price at which something is offered for sale

Examples of asking price in a Sentence

The original asking price for the car was $20,000, but I was eventually able to buy it for $18,000.
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The report claims that as much as $49 million in excess rent may have been collected over the last year, an estimate found by totaling up all the asking prices above the legal limit. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026 By Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Bloomberg Zara T-shirts like the one worn by pop star Bad Bunny during the Super Bowl have surfaced on resale platforms with asking prices in the thousands of euros, hours after the garments were distributed to staff at the world’s largest fashion retailer. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026 The muted demand forced some sellers to pull their listings off the market or slash their asking prices. Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026 But any package for either player is likely to begin with either Tolle or Early in addition to another top prospect, and that asking price may be too high. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for asking price

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of asking price was in 1755

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“Asking price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asking%20price. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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