cut-price
Britishadjective
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available at prices or rates below the standard price or rate
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(prenominal) offering goods or services at prices below the standard price
a cut-price shop
Example Sentences
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The country is the world’s largest oil importer and was the largest buyer of cut-price Russian crude last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
President Claudia Sheinbaum argues that the tariffs on China, India and other countries with which Mexico has no trade deal, aim to protect Mexican industry from cut-price competition.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
The Loyalty Co founder Adam Purslow said his firm built the website at a cut-price rate for his "serial entrepreneur" friend Mr Kenny.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
Eventually, Herb snaps: “You’re like a cut-price Geppetto,” he snarls.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025
It was in early December that she conceived the Bargain Matinee, which wasn’t the ordinary cut-price performance, but the adaptation of an old trick of the department stores.
From Rope by Hall, Holworthy
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