base price

noun

: the basic cost of something without adding anything extra
Air-conditioning is included in the car's base price.

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The Paragon finds home on a Ford F-350, but rather than load in a bunch of extras from the gate, Supertramp keeps the base price down by making those extras optional. New Atlas, 4 June 2026 The advertised base price is meaningless. Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 June 2026 However, that base price only gets you a version of the machine with a 10W laser diode capable of cutting over 300 thinner materials. Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 27 May 2026 SpaceX charges a base price of $74 million for a Falcon 9 launch to external customers. ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for base price

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“Base price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20price. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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