going rate
The current standard or usual price, rate, or salary for something.
He did a terrible job, and then charged more than twice the going rate for it!
rate
UK /ɹeɪt/ US /ɹeɪt/
verb 7noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
The worth of something; value.
There shall no figure at such rate be set, / As that of true and faithfull Iuliet.
His natural parts were not of the first rate, but he had greatly improved them by a learned education.
2
The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year.
Negative responses to this program were being received by the office of the National Gay Task Force at the rate of ten to one.
3
Speed.
The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate.
Many of the horse could not march at that rate, nor come up soon enough.
4
The relative speed of change or progress.
The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
5
The price of (an individual) thing; cost.
He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport.
verb
1
To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
She is rated fourth in the country.
2
To evaluate or estimate the value of.
They rate his talents highly.
To rate a man by the nature of his companions is a rule frequent indeed, but not infallible.
3
To consider or regard.
He rated this book brilliant.
4
To deserve; to be worth.
The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide.
Only two assistant district attorneys rate corner offices, and Mandelbaum wasn't one of them.
5
To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
The transformer is rated at 10 watts.
verb
1
To berate, scold.
Then rated they hym, and sayde: Thou arte hys disciple.
Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy!
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