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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A tuition cut used to be risky because a school giving out $10,000 scholarships seemed more prestigious than one whose sticker price was $10,000 cheaper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Invoice prices, which aren’t publicized, are typically a little less than the sticker price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
My $1,330.13 was, in other words, the accumulated sticker price of my particular trail through the stacks.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Analysts don’t expect much better performance from the FF 91 2.0, which is available for preorder with a sticker price of $300,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Car salesmen even have a particular word to describe the customers who pay the sticker price.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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