bargain counter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bargain counter
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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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
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
Yet I don't think you should get out of stocks; when the market puts shares on the bargain counter, logic dictates that you should buy, not sell.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I do not believe in shopping for security at the bargain counter," he snorted.
From Time Magazine Archive
What I learned from Pauline was that most of it came by way of the bargain counter.
From A Woman of Genius by Austin, Mary Hunter
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