bargain counter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bargain counter
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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America's biggest bargain counter closed down last week; the War Assets Administration officially expired.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I do not believe in shopping for security at the bargain counter," he snorted.
From Time Magazine Archive
In most retailing, however, the bargain counter is blacked-out for the duration; the ceiling price has become the selling price.
From Time Magazine Archive
Julie, who met Charles-Hubert at a bargain counter where "their hands clasped over a pair of socks at a reduced price," is a kind of Clausewitz of the cash register.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Hades," said the lady who loves to shop, "would be a magnificent and endless bargain counter and I looking on without a cent."
From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by Fanning, C. E. (Clara Elizabeth)
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