asking price; price named by the seller
Refers to the initial price stated by the seller, often in bargaining contexts. Compare with 付け値 (bid price).
See also: 付け値
Hardly any customers buy at the asking price in that shop.
He bargained the price down by 1,000 yen from the asking price.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 言い (the continuative form of 言う 'to say') + 値 'price', literally 'stated price'.