How to Use base price in a Sentence

base price

noun
  • To rent the Phoenix 2 costs a base price of $1.22 million a week.
    William Booth, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The rates for children between the ages of three and nine are half the base price.
    Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The bundles cost even more and add to the base price, bringing the total to nearly $1,000.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 20 June 2024
  • But even with the store's base price of $1.25, his money only goes so far.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The base price rose about $5,600, but part of the increase is due to the fact that Lincoln used to offer a front-wheel-drive base model.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The base price for an economy ticket is $416 round-trip.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
  • Cobalt Core is currently on sale (on both platforms), and its base price is $20–$25.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2024
  • That’s $55 off compared to its base price and $35 cheaper than Amazon’s current price.
    Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 5 June 2024
  • Sadly, while the base price starts at $999 for the Snapdragon X Plus, this machine can get expensive.
    Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 2 July 2024
  • The base price of $3,499, though, caught many fans off guard and could limit the potential market for the product in its first iteration.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Raising the base price on the Model 3, Tesla’s top-selling model after the Y, could help protect margins.
    Reuters, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Essentially, Cuban’s company sells drugs based on the base price of the drug, plus a 15% markup and $5 pharmacy service and $5 shipping fees.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The base price per person is 195 euros and includes the two-hour, eight-course dinner and a choice of an alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink pairing.
    Cassidy Grubisic, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Couch suggests coming up with an agreement wherein fishing crews receive a percentage of the profit, rather than wait for a base price.
    Christina McDermott, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Tesla also reduced the base price of the Model 3, its least expensive model, by about 6% in January.
    C Mandler, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The lowest base price will often get you a vehicle without features that many consider must-haves, like Apple CarPlay.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 7 June 2023
  • And though inflation rates have dropped since, that shoppers still are reeling from a stiff increase in the base price of groceries, department store goods and other items delivered by truck.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
  • That's considerably more than the relatively low base price.
    Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Four weeks into the fishing season, processors posted a record-low base price of 50 cents per pound - less than half of last year’s price - igniting outrage and frustration among crews across the fishery.
    Jack Darrell, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Organizers are also calling for processors to resume posting a base price ahead of the season.
    Jessie Sheldon, Jack Darrell, Christina McDermott, Corinne Smith, Kdlg News, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • At present, a Falcon 9 rocket, which is roughly comparable in lift capacity, has a base price of $67 million.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2023
  • In comparison, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has a base price of $67 million and can carry slightly more tonnage into low-Earth orbit.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 9 July 2024
  • Discrepancies between the base price of a ticket and the total after taxes and fees can be considerable on Ticketmaster or Live Nation.
    Noah Pransky, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • These boxes are more expensive ($150 base price, with discounts offered) and typically include larger and more expensive items, along with the usual small gadgets.
    Amanda Prahl, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
  • But with many large yacht charters, surcharges — for fuel, food, drinks, marina fees, onshore activities and special requests — are usually an additional 35% of the base price.
    Marylou Costa, Contributor, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Despite those efforts, some tickets were going for more than double their base price on Wednesday after fans added up the costs of Ticketmaster's facility charges, service and order processing fees.
    Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • When researching a streamer, our team collected data on the number of affiliate networks available, the base price for a package with local and regional sports networks, and any location restrictions.
    Kelly Laffey, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023

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