going rate
noun
: the average or usual price that is charged for something
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That he is getting paid twice the position’s going rate is something the Bruins have no choice but to eat.
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Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The 49ers haven’t been afraid to pay the going rate and then some.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
At a going rate of some $7 million per unit, Fox is expected to clear as much as $600 million in in-game units alone.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The Focus Features film cost $13 million, well above the going rate for a novice.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The 49ers haven’t been afraid to pay the going rate and then some.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
At a going rate of some $7 million per unit, Fox is expected to clear as much as $600 million in in-game units alone.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The Focus Features film cost $13 million, well above the going rate for a novice.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Going rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/going%20rate. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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