going rate
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Meaning · English
The standard or usual price for something
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
giá tiêu chuẩn hoặc thông thường cho một thứ gì đó
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: current rate of payment
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The going rate for freelance writers is $50 per hour
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “going rate” mean?
The standard or usual price for something Literally: current rate of payment
Is “going rate” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.