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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 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

With a starting price of £300-£500, he was willing to take a chance but others had the same idea, and the bids pushed the final price up to £68,000.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

I was intrigued to see that coach fares start at $198 — only a bit more than the starting price for a flight.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Talk of favourites!" he said; "I'd sooner pay over the three first favourites than this one—thirty, twenty to one starting price, and the whole town onto him; it's enough to break any man….

From Esther Waters by Moore, George (George Augustus)

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