How to Use going rate in a Sentence

going rate

noun
Definition of going ratenext
  • Some will bristle at the money sum, but this is the going rate for a franchise lead guard in the NBA.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2023
  • The going rate ranges from free-$284 depending on the type of visit.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Three days a week in the office seems to be the going rate in Silicon Valley.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Fair market rent for a two-bedroom in Chicago is just $1,714 – nearly half the going rate in San Francisco.
    — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
  • Ticket prices didn’t increase until after the Second World War, in 1948, when the cost of a one-way trip rose to a dime, which was the going rate for most things around town, including soup.
    — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • According to Furey, Ariana and Katie paid her triple her going rate for her designs.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2023
  • The likelihood is that Cousins wants a multi-year contract that pays him $40-45 million per season, which is the going rate for a quarterback of Cousins’ stature.
    — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The going rate for a top-tier wide receiver is between $23 million annually and the $30 million Tyreek Hill commands from the Miami Dolphins at the top of the pay scale.
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • These are short-term loans with interest rates that are usually one or more percentage points higher than the going rate for mortgages.
    — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The going rate for a single game with the world champion has climbed so high that $5 million is now just the starting point, according to officials with knowledge of the discussions.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • This goes beyond budgeting for a Brandon Aiyuk extension at, say, $25 million or more per year — the going rate for a top-flight wide receiver.
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • But there are far more scammers looking for overeager fans than legitimate sellers willing to unload tickets at below the going rate.
    — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 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
  • In addition to earning three points per dollar spent at gas stations—generally in line with the top going rate—the card offers three points per dollar on restaurants, travel, transit, popular streaming services and phone plans.
    — Aaron Hurd, wsj.com, 18 Oct. 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

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