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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Understanding Your Worth Nowadays, understanding the going rate for your role has gotten easier than ever.
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Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
That may just be the going rate for a rental like Naylor.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 25 July 2025
And who knows, maybe $10 million is actually the going rate for a project manager on a job of this magnitude.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 July 2025
As an example, trading Samuel Girard or Josh Manson could free up $5 million or $4.5 million in cap space, but the Avs would also still need to find a top-four defenseman … and the going rate for those is more than $4.5 million to $5 million with the cap ceiling shooting up the next three seasons.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
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Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
That may just be the going rate for a rental like Naylor.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 25 July 2025
And who knows, maybe $10 million is actually the going rate for a project manager on a job of this magnitude.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 July 2025
As an example, trading Samuel Girard or Josh Manson could free up $5 million or $4.5 million in cap space, but the Avs would also still need to find a top-four defenseman … and the going rate for those is more than $4.5 million to $5 million with the cap ceiling shooting up the next three seasons.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
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“Going rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/going%20rate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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