B2idiommoneyIELTS-friendly
the going rate
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the usual price people pay at the moment for a particular job, product or service
Usually followed by 'for': 'the going rate for a taxi, a room, a translation'.
In context
What's the going rate for a private English tutor in Hanoi these days?
He asked for twice the going rate, so we found another photographer.
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- a gold minea business or thing that makes a lot of money, or a rich source of something
- a golden handshakea large sum of money paid to someone when they leave a job
- a money pitsomething, often a house or car, that costs you much more money than it is worth