going rate

noun

: the average or usual price that is charged for something
What's the going rate for a babysitter?

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The tag means any team that signs Jackson to an offer sheet must be willing to surrender two first-round picks and ostensibly north of $40 million per year — the going rate for young QBs with a pulse and a playoff berth — for his services. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023 America’s college-going rate was generally on the upswing until the pandemic reversed decades of progress. Collin Binkley, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023 America’s college-going rate was generally on the upswing until the pandemic reversed decades of progress. Collin Binkley, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023 America’s college-going rate was generally on the upswing until the pandemic reversed decades of progress. Collin Binkley, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2023 The slide in the college-going rate since 2018 is the steepest on record, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Collin Binkley, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023 The slide in the college-going rate since 2018 is the steepest on record, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Collin Binkley, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023 The slide in the college-going rate since 2018 is the steepest on record, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Collin Binkley, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2023 The mayor set an unrealistic budget far below the going rate for office buildings, forcing Graves to marry his huge stylistic ambitions with severe cost-cutting. oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023 See More

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“Going rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/going%20rate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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