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

“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

Watchmaker Fossil Group realized in 2024 it was selling too many watches at a discount and decided to reduce price cuts even knowing that would likely diminish sales.

From The Wall Street Journal

And it’s best to buy one of the many BDCs trading at a discount to net asset value, which offers a cushion.

From Barron's

Companies that move Russian oil around the globe exploit a 10% to 20% margin between the price of oil products coming out of Russia, which Moscow must sell at a discount, and the market price in the West, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• inexpensively
• poorly
• reasonably