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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Despite the sticker price, this vehicle will still quell the speed demon inside the owner, while not being as expensive or nearly as thirsty as the AMG model. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 Dealerships do offer incentives but are less willing to knock down the sticker price. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024 Part of the fizzle is due to the sticker price — as much as $2,500 for a trip and two conversations with a facilitator — but part may also be because Oregonians don’t necessarily want to use mushrooms clinically. Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024 Many experts are now looking for home prices to fall as the sticker price will no longer include the steep commissions that have for decades been in play. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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