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half-price

British  

adjective

  1. for half the normal price

    children go half-price

"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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Cuenca has a modern tram system and an extensive city bus network and each costs 35 cents a ride and half-price for seniors.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

Our cellphone and internet plans are half-price, as is the light-rail fare we mentioned earlier and the admission price at cinemas.

From MarketWatch Jan. 2, 2026

Two years later, Catherine Bullough paid £2,500 - a half-price discount for first-time buyers - in March 2024 to take a flat "off the market".

From BBC Apr. 3, 2025

Flashing Kookaburra’s special bird-shaped key chain at the secure back door anytime during business hours will grant regular performers entry plus half-price drinks.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2024

My hero’s going to a tiny Pacific island, where, faster than a shopper at a half-price sale, he’ll set off again to rescue the lady hero.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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