at a discount

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.

Example Sentences

Sylvia Sealy, who lives in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, was looking at the clothing racks at a discount department store in Manhattan this week, lamenting what she viewed as skyrocketing prices for everything from groceries and clothes to building materials.

From BBC

The company continues to trade at a discount compared with 2021, when an investment by Softbank Group put the value of the firm at more than $45bn.

From BBC

From buying Russian oil at a discount and participating in BRICS, to being a core member of the Quad with the US, India is continuing to maintain its long-held position of being non-committal.”

From Salon

The number of social houses available across the UK fell dramatically in the 1980s after the Thatcher government gave tenants the right to buy their homes at a discount.

From BBC

Many in the West see this as India indirectly funding Moscow's war but Delhi denies this, arguing that buying Russian oil at a discount ensures energy security for millions of its citizens.

From BBC

Related Words

• inexpensively www.thesaurus.com
• poorly 
• reasonably www.thesaurus.com