Definition

Adverb For a relatively small amount of money; cheaply.

Usage

This adverbial phrase is used to describe the action of buying or selling something for a cost that is considered inexpensive or below the usual market value. It emphasizes the affordability of the transaction.

Examples

• The store is selling last season's models at a low price.
• We managed to purchase the antique furniture at a low price at the auction.
• He travels frequently because he knows how to find flights at a low price.

Advanced Usage

• "to buy/sell/get something at a low price": This is the most common construction, directly linking the transaction to the favorable cost.
  • Investors aim to buy stocks at a low price and sell them when their value increases.

Variants and Related Words

• For a song (idiom): An informal idiom meaning to buy or sell something for a very low price, often surprisingly so.
  • They bought that beautiful painting for a song at a garage sale.
• Cheaply (adverb): A more common and direct synonym.
• Inexpensively (adverb): A formal synonym focusing on the low cost.

Synonyms

• Cheaply
• Inexpensively
• For a bargain price
• For peanuts (informal idiom)

Antonyms

• At a high price
• Expensively
• Costly

Related Phrases

• At a bargain price: Similar to "at a low price," but often implies the price is an especially good deal or a reduction from a higher original price.
  • She found a designer dress at a bargain price during the sale.
• On the cheap (informal phrase): Doing something while spending very little money.
  • We renovated the kitchen on the cheap by doing all the work ourselves.

Adverb

1. for a relatively small amount of money
   • we bought the house for a song