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list price
noun
: the basic price of an item as published in a catalog, price list, or advertisement before any discounts are taken
Examples of list price in a Sentence
The car's list price was $30,000, but the actual selling price was less.
We were given a 10 percent discount off the list price.
Recent Examples on the Web
The percentage of list price received continued to hover around 99%.
—Sara B. Hansen, The Denver Post, 17 May 2024
Thanks to high demand, the remote player just can’t seem to stay on store shelves with third-party retailers selling it for double, sometimes even triple, its list price.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 16 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above
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“List price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/list%20price. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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list price
noun
: the retail price of an item as published in a catalog, price list, or advertisement
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