cut rate
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- cut-rate adjective
Etymology
Origin of cut rate
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The president once bought a $100 million yacht from its troubled Saudi owner at a cut rate after it appeared in a James Bond movie and then renamed it the Trump Princess.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2020
Did he ever sell something at a cut rate price and then find out it was worth a LOT?
From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2019
Without the sale of the Clippers to repay the loans, Schield suggested, the family would have to unload real estate quickly and possibly at a cut rate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2014
Of course whistleblower and newspapers reports often show that stunning is a detail lost in cut rate production.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2013
Presumably, but there stands a long row of brains ready to take the engagement—to take it, in fact, at a cut rate.
From The Colossus A Novel by Read, Opie Percival
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