cut rate

noun

1. a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.

Other Word Forms

• cut-rate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cut rate¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Related Words

• cheap 
• deficient 
• inadequate 
• insignificant 
• little 
• meager 
• moderate 
• modest 
• nominal 
• paltry 
• poor 
• reasonable 
• small 
• sparse