asking price

noun

: 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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Liverpool had not intended to meet Leverkusen’s reported asking price of €150m for Wirtz, whose contract at the German club runs through to 2027. David Ornstein, New York Times, 13 June 2025 The yacht is also currently for sale with a €26 million (about $29.4 million) asking price. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 11 June 2025 At an asking price of $1.125 million, the home went into contract Tuesday with a pending offer. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025 Oregon agent Meme Loggins recently worked with a buyer who successfully negotiated $50,000 off a home’s asking price, only to walk away entirely, citing economic uncertainty. Jackie Snow, Quartz, 2 June 2025 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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