How do you use "Going rate" in a sentence?

What's the going rate for a plumber these days? The going rate for freelance work has increased. I paid the going rate.

Going rate

Q: What does "Going rate" mean?

The current standard price or fee What something normally costs at the current time—the typical price being charged in the market. A reference point for value.

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Significado: The current standard price or fee

当前的行情价，标准费用

El precio estándar actual o tarifa vigente

現在の相場、標準的な価格

현재 시세, 표준 가격

What something normally costs at the current time—the typical price being charged in the market. A reference point for value.

某样东西目前通常的价格——市场上收取的标准价格。是判断价值的参考点。

Lo que algo cuesta normalmente en el momento actual: el precio típico que se cobra en el mercado. Un punto de referencia para el valor.

現時点で何かが通常いくらかかるか——市場で請求されている一般的な価格。価値の基準となるもの。

현재 시장에서 일반적으로 청구되는 가격, 즉 어떤 것의 통상적인 비용. 가치를 판단하는 기준점이 된다.

Ejemplos

What's the going rate for a plumber these days?
现在水管工的行情价是多少？
¿Cuánto cobra un fontanero hoy en día?
最近、配管工の相場はいくら？
요즘 배관공 시세가 얼마야?
The going rate for freelance work has increased.
自由职业的行情价涨了
La tarifa habitual para trabajo autónomo ha subido
フリーランスの仕事の相場が上がった
프리랜서 일의 시세가 올랐다.
I paid the going rate.
我按行情价付的
Pagué el precio de mercado
相場通りの金額を払った
시세대로 지불했다.

Pronunciación

/ˈɡəʊɪŋ reɪt/

Guía de uso

Contexto: pricing, wages, fees

Tono: practical, informational

✓ Correcto

What's the going rate?
行情价是多少？
¿Cuál es el precio actual?
相場はいくら？
시세가 얼마야?
The going rate is...
行情价是……
El precio actual es…
相場は…
시세는…

✗ Incorrecto

Standard business expression
标准的商务表达
Expresión comercial estándar
標準的なビジネス表現
표준적인 비즈니스 표현

Errores comunes

None—very common phrase

Origen e historia

From 'rate' meaning price and 'going' meaning currently in circulation or use. The going rate is the rate that's going around—the standard current price.

Etimología: From current (going) price (rate)

Primera vez registrado: 19th century

Contexto cultural

Era: 19th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Business discussions; Everyday speech

Regional notes: Universal across English-speaking world.

Variaciones

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