- present participle of ask.
asking
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They negotiated a $15,000 reduction off the asking price, received $2,000 in credits from the seller for repairs, and got $5,200 from BNY after taxes.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
But, living there comes at a cost, with the average asking price for a home in the borough standing at more than £1m.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
So he tried his luck again, nicely asking record labels if they might upload the missing tracks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
I was like, “Why? Why do they keep asking about my Italian? This is getting really weird.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
So eagerly I had shown up, every day, asking him to help me more, telling him I would do what it took.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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