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day rate

 
 
noun [C]

Definition

HR the amount of money a company has to pay someone to work for them for a day: Do you normally charge a day rate or an hourly rate?
the price of using a room in a hotel during the day without staying the night: Some airport hotels offer a reduced day rate for corporate customers.
(Definition of day rate noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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