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starting price

noun [C]
 
(abbreviation SP) UK

Definition

the amount of money offered just at the start of a race by a bookmaker for a winning bet (= money risked)Costs and expenses
(Definition of starting price noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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