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starting price

British

noun

(esp in horse racing) the latest odds offered by bookmakers at the start of a race

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The 2026 Cheltenham Festival was the year of the outsider, with the average starting price of every winner at the meeting the highest it has been in the past 10 years at 14-1.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The iPhone 17e starts at $599, compared with the starting price of $799 for the standard iPhone 17.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Without a good handle on that starting price, “you will overpay taxes — that’s the main disadvantage.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

On Thursday, Hims & Hers said it would start offering copies of Wegovy for a starting price of $49 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

If we get competitive wax buying, again, seventy-five a pound will be the starting price.

From Four-Day Planet by Piper, H. Beam

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