at a discount

Idioms  

1. At a lower than usual price; also, held in low esteem. For example, I'm holding off on buying a computer until I can get one at a discount, or Liberals are at a discount in the present administration. The first usage, mainly found in business and commerce, dates from about 1700. The figurative usage is about a century newer.

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Example Sentences

The idea that it’s always safe to sell the front of the curve at a premium and buy the back at a discount is a false assumption as markets often flip, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, New Mountain Finance Corp., a New Mountain Capital-affiliated business development company, sold $477 million in assets at a discount of 6% to fair value to a Coller Capital vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal

For years Russian oil has traded at a discount to global crude prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

Such funds often trade at a discount to the value of their underlying assets, which has made them targets for activist investors.

From The Wall Street Journal

The incentive aims to counter a “moribund” U.S. closed-end fund market, where new funds often trade at a discount to net asset value.

From Barron's

Related Words

• inexpensively
• poorly
• reasonably