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

Often the buyer will direct the seller to a bank that will quickly pay the seller’s invoice early at a discount.

From The Wall Street Journal

Susquehanna raised Intel’s price target to $40 from $35, but noted the valuation is at a discount compared to peers.

From Barron's

Analyst Christopher Rolland raised his price target on Intel shares to $40 from $35 in a research note on Monday, saying that call values Intel at a discount to its peers.

From Barron's

“Heavy, sour crude almost always trades at a discount” to light, sweet crude, said Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert Financial.

From MarketWatch

Even modest, reliable Venezuelan flows would improve feedstock flexibility and economics for refiners that are configured to run heavy sour crude, which they can buy at a discount.

From Barron's

Related Words

• inexpensively
• poorly
• reasonably