asking price
asking price — 名詞
1. the sum a seller hopes to get for an item they are offering, most often a house,
開價
賣方期望的售價
the sum a seller hopes to get for an item they are offering, most often a house, land, or another big purchase; buyers commonly bid less than this figure and negotiate down.
The asking price for the flat was NT$15 million, so we started negotiation from there.
那間公寓的開價是 1500 萬新台幣，我們從那個價格開始談判。
asking price + for + [item]
Renata decided to set the asking price slightly above what she actually expected to receive.
Renata 決定把開價訂得比她實際預期收到的價格略高一些。
set the asking price
Most buyers in this area offer about ten percent below the asking price.
這個地區的大多數買家出價會比開價低大約一成。
below the asking price
The seller refused to lower the asking price even after six months on the market.
賣方拒絕降價，即使那棟房子已經在市場上掛了六個月。
lower the asking price
Bilal checked asking prices of similar cars before making an offer on the used sedan.
Bilal 在出價買那輛二手轎車之前，先查了類似車款的開價作為參考。
- asking price of
- below the asking price
- above the asking price
- lower the asking price
- set the asking price
- meet the asking price
- list price
more general term for any advertised price, not limited to seller's expectation
- sticker price
informal, used especially for cars and retail items
- starting price
emphasises that negotiation is expected to begin from this point
- selling price
the actual amount paid, which is often lower than the asking price
文法句型
asking price + of + [amount]
below/above + the asking price
用法筆記
The asking price is the starting point for negotiation; the final price a buyer pays is often lower and is called the sale price or selling price.
常見錯誤
2. the officially published or advertised price of an item, as shown on a listing,
標價
公開刊登的售價
the officially published or advertised price of an item, as shown on a listing, a price tag, or an auction notice; this is the price at which the item is formally offered to the public.
An online listing showed an asking price of 850 dollars, but the item later sold for 920 at auction.
網路上一則刊登資訊顯示標價為 850 美元，但這件物品後來在拍賣會上以 920 美元賣出。
asking price of + [amount]
Baraka offered two thousand pounds below the asking price, and the shop owner accepted immediately.
Baraka 出價比標價低了兩千英鎊，店主立刻接受了。
below the asking price
Houses in this neighbourhood often sell for more than the original asking price.
這個社區的房子成交價往往比原始標價還高。
more than the asking price
The auction catalog listed an asking price for each painting before the bidding began.
拍賣目錄在競標開始前列出了每幅畫作的標價。
Putri was surprised to find the bracelet's asking price was lower than she expected.
Putri 發現那條手鍊的標價比她想像中低，感到十分意外。
- original asking price
- at an asking price of
- listed at an asking price
- above the asking price
- listed price
common in real estate and online marketplaces
- advertised price
emphasises that the price is shown in a public listing
文法句型
asking price + of + [amount]
at an asking price of
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1, which focuses on the seller's internal expectation, this sense refers to the published or advertised figure that buyers see. The published asking price may exceed or match the seller's actual target.
常見錯誤
同根字
- ask動詞A1
- price名詞A2
- price動詞B1
- priced形容詞B1
- pricing名詞B2
- overpriced形容詞B2
- underpriced形容詞C1
常見搭配
副詞搭配
- well above
- well below
- slightly above
- slightly below
- far above
- far below
常用片語
- asking price of
- below the asking price
- above the asking price
- meet the asking price
- lower the asking price
- set the asking price
- cut the asking price
- reduce the asking price
- offer below the asking price