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bargain bin

British  

noun

  1. a container in a shop from which customers can buy goods that may be old or imperfect at greatly reduced prices

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Instead—during a summer when other players were inking deals north of $250 million—Brunson sat in the NBA’s bargain bin, and the Knicks could scoop him at just the 46th-highest salary in the league.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

In 2009, he came across the Coachella documentary on DVD in the bargain bin at a record store that was closing.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

Digging through the bargain bin requires a selective approach.

From MarketWatch Dec. 2, 2025

Waste Management is in the bargain bin compared with its competitors.

From Barron's Dec. 1, 2025

She must’ve gotten a steal at the bargain bin on green material.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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