asking price

noun

Definition of asking pricenext
as in market value

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Recent Examples of asking price In San Francisco, homes sold for 108% of their asking price on average, according to the study. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 If that home has been lingering on the market for two weeks or more, Fairweather said, buyers should feel comfortable making an offer that is below asking price, maybe even 3% or 4% below asking price. — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Casado is, and was ordered not to travel to Italy last week for the triangular while Saudi Arabia potentially swoops by meeting Barça’s €40 million asking price. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Homes in Miami and West Palm Beach, Florida sold for nearly 5% less than their asking price on average, while buyers across much of the South typically paid 2% to 3% below asking in June, the latest month for which Redfin has metro-level sales data. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for asking price
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asking price
  1. market value
  2. list price
  3. unit price
  4. sticker price
  5. value
  6. rate
  7. fair market value
Noun
  • That’s roughly 4% of Nvidia’s market value, similar in scale to Apple’s then-record $110 billion buyback authorization in 2024.
    — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Understanding the property’s likely market value, comparing net proceeds and carefully reviewing the terms of each offer can help homeowners choose the option that best fits their situation.
    — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of market value
Noun
  • Its $1,899 list price is on the high end for an RTX 5080, even here in late 2026.
    — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The list price for the Ultra Max comes in at US$3,499 but getting in early could shave $500 off.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of list price
Noun
  • While well below the Mountain View per-unit price, the Sunnyvale deal was generally at a similar level as some recent apartment transactions in South San Jose.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The publication suggests that the unit price could be as low as $10,000, signaling Beijing’s push to make advanced loitering munitions affordable for mass deployment.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Definition of unit price
Noun
  • What actually changes as the sticker price climbs from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands is the real decision point.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Our biggest complaint was the sticker price, so seeing Best Buy drop that by a whopping 50% is a huge surprise.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of sticker price
Noun
  • Marriott’s underlying core value of care is just one of the reasons that leaders like Martinez choose to stay with Marriott.
    — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By merging the two failing car companies, Marchionne created the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, increasing Fiat’s value more than tenfold.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of value
Noun
  • Growing up amid high divorce rates has also made younger couples more conscious of protecting their financial independence.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Iowa is the only state in the country with a growing cancer diagnosis rate and ranks second, next to Kentucky, in the number of overall cancer cases.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rate
Noun
  • Investors who hold the QOF interest for at least 10 years may elect to step up its basis to fair market value, excluding the investment’s appreciation from tax.
    — Fernando Jimenez, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Fox Lake Fire Protection District has a proposal on the ballot to increase the tax rate for firefighters’ pensions, which would amount to $20 a year for a single-family home having a fair market value of $100,000.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of fair market value

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“Asking price.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asking%20price. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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