sticker price
Americannoun
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the dealer's full asking price of a new automobile as shown on a sticker attached to it and accompanied by an itemized list of the cost of its basic and optional equipment and other charges.
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the retailer's full asking price of various other manufactured consumer items; list price.
Example Sentences
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Because the costs of car insurance and maintenance have grown significantly, financial experts say it’s more important now to look beyond a vehicle’s sticker price and include those costs when budgeting for a car.
From MarketWatch
“Buying a car today means looking well beyond the sticker price,” said Joon Um, a certified financial planner at Secure Tax & Accounting in Hayward, Calif. “Insurance, taxes, registration, fuel and maintenance can add a lot — especially with newer, tech-heavy cars that are expensive to fix.”
From MarketWatch
The average discount from sticker price that cars actually sell for has dropped from about 12% in 2015 to less than 5% at the end of last year, according to Edmunds.
They’ve swallowed the interest rate and they’ve made peace with the sticker price.
From Barron's
Most people think affordability is the sum of the sticker price and mortgage rate.
From Barron's
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