bargain counter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bargain counter
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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But as most experts in the field know, the bargain counter is risky; an estimated 50% to 60% of all companies up for sale are in trouble.
From Time Magazine Archive
By last week the surging bull market had knocked many of the stocks off the bargain counter.
From Time Magazine Archive
That meant that President Roosevelt would continue to adjust customs rates over the bargain counter of reciprocal agreements with other countries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Seats for the opening week were selling like bargain counter goods and there was not one to be had for love or money for opening night.
From Time Magazine Archive
He who is shrewd to discern and prompt to snatch the most pleasure at least cost, as it is offered on the bargain counter of life,—he is the Epicurean sage.
From The Five Great Philosophies of Life by Hyde, William De Witt
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