going rate
noun
: the average or usual price that is charged for something
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Given the going rate for pitchers this week, the Dodgers appear to have done well for themselves.
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Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
If $9 a foot is the going rate for a ground lease, then the comparably sized 40 Wall would not be worth much on the open market.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Given the historic pricing increases that kick in with a sixth game, and the even steeper lift that a Game 7 can command—the going rate for a 30-second spot in a seventh broadcast would likely average out to around $625,000 a throw—Fox is looking down the barrel of a $147.8 million loss.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
While the companies didn’t disclose the value of the 184 hectares being injected by House of Investments into the joint venture, the land could be worth at least 17 billion pesos ($297 million) based on the going rate in TARI Estate, which broke ground in May.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
If $9 a foot is the going rate for a ground lease, then the comparably sized 40 Wall would not be worth much on the open market.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Given the historic pricing increases that kick in with a sixth game, and the even steeper lift that a Game 7 can command—the going rate for a 30-second spot in a seventh broadcast would likely average out to around $625,000 a throw—Fox is looking down the barrel of a $147.8 million loss.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
While the companies didn’t disclose the value of the 184 hectares being injected by House of Investments into the joint venture, the land could be worth at least 17 billion pesos ($297 million) based on the going rate in TARI Estate, which broke ground in May.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Going rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/going%20rate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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