cut-price
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Costing less than the standard or usual price: "cut-price" describes goods or services offered for sale at a reduced price, often as part of a special promotion or sale.
- Offered at a bargain rate: It implies a significant reduction from the regular price, making it a good deal for the buyer.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The supermarket is selling cut-price vegetables at the end of the day.
- We booked a cut-price holiday package during the off-season.
- He bought a cut-price laptop during the Black Friday sales.
Advanced Usage
- "cut-price" as an attributive adjective: It is almost always used directly before a noun to describe it.
- They are a cut-price airline, offering no-frills service.
- Implied quality: Sometimes, though not always, "cut-price" can carry a slight implication of lower quality alongside the lower price.
- Be wary of cut-price contractors; their workmanship might not be reliable.
Variants and Related Words
- Cut-rate (adjective): A direct synonym, meaning offered at a reduced price.
- The store is full of cut-rate electronics.
- Bargain-priced (adjective): Priced very low, a bargain.
- She found some bargain-priced furniture at the flea market.
Synonyms
- Discounted: Reduced from the original price.
- Reduced: Made less in price.
- On sale: Available for purchase at a lower price for a limited time.
- Budget: Inexpensive, suitable for a tight budget.
Antonyms
- Full-price: Charging the standard, non-discounted price.
- Premium-priced: Charging a high price, often for superior quality.
- Expensive: Costing a lot of money.
Related Phrases
- At a cut price: An adverbial phrase meaning for a reduced cost.
- I managed to get the tickets at a cut price.
- Cut-price sale: A specific event where items are sold at reduced prices.
- The department store is having a massive cut-price sale this weekend.
Adjective
- costing less than standard price
- buying bargain-priced clothes for the children
- cut-rate goods