going rate
noun
: the average or usual price that is charged for something
What's the going rate for a babysitter?
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That's the going rate for starting pitching in today's game whether the Blue Jays like it or not.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The going rate for Ridiculousness episodes is $61,000 per episode as an on-camera fee and $21,000 per episode as a producer, with the extra $10 million being given as bonuses.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
That’s the going rate for a microdrama today.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Salaries for newspapermen have not kept pace with the professions: $90 is the going rate for a beginner with a degree, less in small towns.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The going rate for Ridiculousness episodes is $61,000 per episode as an on-camera fee and $21,000 per episode as a producer, with the extra $10 million being given as bonuses.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
That’s the going rate for a microdrama today.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Salaries for newspapermen have not kept pace with the professions: $90 is the going rate for a beginner with a degree, less in small towns.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for going rate
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“Going rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/going%20rate. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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