bargain counter

American  

noun

1. a counter or area in a retail store where merchandise is sold at reduced prices.

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Etymology

Origin of bargain counter

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

"I do not believe in shopping for security at the bargain counter," he snorted.

From Time Magazine Archive

Seats for the opening week were selling like bargain counter goods and there was not one to be had for love or money for opening night.

From Time Magazine Archive

But as most experts in the field know, the bargain counter is risky; an estimated 50% to 60% of all companies up for sale are in trouble.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Laws may be evaded, and too often are; tags betraying that goods are "tenement made" may be removed, and they make no appeal anyhow to a community deaf to the arraignment of the bargain counter.

From The Battle with the Slum by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)

Related Words

• competitive
• economical
• low-cost
• low-priced
• reasonable