base price
Americannoun
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a price quoted as a base without including additional charges.
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a price used as a basis for computing freight charges at a basing point, as for steel.
Example Sentences
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We have a base price target of $463 in three years, which implies a 10% internal rate of return.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
The base price for Solar’s 38-megawatt generator is more than $26 million, according to analysts’ estimates, compared with about $800,000 for the 2.5-megawatt, piston-engine generators for the Joule project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
“Fast food became the foil for us,” he said on a recent industry podcast, and the brand’s marketing emphasized how affordable the 3 for Me’s $10.99 base price was.
From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025
Customers on the summer peak tariff will get a lower than normal base price for water, which then increases once a usage threshold is met.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
Or consider the automobile dealership: a salesman does his best to obscure the car’s base price under a mountain of add-ons and incentives.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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