cut rate
Definition
- Noun:
- A price below the standard price: A reduced or discounted price for a product or service, often offered as a promotion or sale.
Usage
- The term "cut rate" is used as a noun to describe a price that has been lowered from its usual or original amount. It is often used attributively before another noun (e.g., cut-rate goods).
Examples
- Noun:
- The store is offering a cut rate on all winter clothing this week.
- We found a cut rate for flights if we traveled on a Tuesday.
Advanced Usage
- "cut-rate" (Adjective): When used with a hyphen, it functions as an adjective meaning "offered or sold at a reduced price" or, by extension, "of inferior quality because it is cheap."
- They stayed in a cut-rate hotel near the airport.
- He bought a cut-rate version of the software, which lacked key features.
Variants and Related Words
- Cut-price (Adjective): A synonym for "cut-rate," meaning offered at a reduced price.
- The supermarket has a cut-price section for items near their expiration date.
Synonyms
- Discount: A deduction from the usual cost.
- Reduced price: A price that has been lowered.
- Bargain: Something bought or offered for sale at a lower price than its true value.
Antonyms
- Premium price: A price higher than the standard.
- Full price: The original, undiscounted price.
Related Phrases
- At a cut rate: For a discounted price.
- They managed to hire the band at a cut rate because it was a last-minute booking.
Noun
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a price below the standard price
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