asking price

Example Sentences

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The housing market here is extremely competitive, with houses selling for over the asking price.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

In one case, he found himself outbid even after offering $70,000 over the asking price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

However, they faced a serious struggle to land a buyer, prompting them to delist the property in April 2025, only to relist it one month later at a significantly reduced asking price of $10 million.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

They flipped it for $3.2 million in 2023 — $300,000 less than they paid for it five years earlier and $2 million less than the asking price.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

The asking price for the cheapest automobile amounted to twice the $500 annual salary of the average citizen—some cost three times that much—and all that bought you was four wheels, a body, and an engine.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand