asking price

noun

Definition of asking pricenext
as in market value

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Recent Examples of asking price Theoretically, that could still happen — though if Manchester United saw Hall’s likely asking price as prohibitive in the recent window, then the 22-year-old will almost certainly prove unaffordable for them in 2027. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 But for a variety of reasons — such as asking price while also investing in pitching — the Royals haven’t been able to pull it off. — Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 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 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
  • The studios will rent for $20 per square foot, significantly under market value, with no more than a 2 percent increase annually.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Days later, investor excitement around the agent helped send Meta shares up 11% in a single session, adding some $192 billion to its market value.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of market value
Noun
  • The list price was $749,900, and taxes were about $14,000 a year.
    — Gabe Castro-Root, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The test will cost somewhere between about $500 (the current Medicare payment for Cologuard, the benchmark specified in the MCED Coverage Act) and $949 (Grail’s current list price).
    — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of list price
Noun
  • Or maybe keep the design as simple as possible and offer a Kickstarter reward that packages two single-compartment Ice Box coolers together for a lower per-unit price – one food, one drinks, done.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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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