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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How car prices are set Automakers don’t set the final sticker price for customers – car dealerships do. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025 To maintain a profit on her planners, Ley would have to double the sticker price to about $120. Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025 Nissan is lowering the sticker prices for its Rogue and Pathfinder SUVs to offer more affordable options in a competitive market. Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 So far, the revocations represent just a fraction of the more than 1 million foreign students who study in the United States annually – most of whom pay full sticker price for an American higher education. Nate Iglehart, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sticker price

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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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 3 May. 2025.

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