off-price
Americanadjective
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offering or dealing in goods, especially brand-name apparel, at prices lower than those at regular retail stores or discount stores.
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designating, of, or pertaining to such merchandise.
off-price designer jeans.
Etymology
Origin of off-price
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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Ross Stores rose 4.4% after the off-price retailer raised its full-year outlook on higher demand from both new and existing customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The off-price apparel and home fashions retailer on Wednesday said it now expects its pretax profit margin to be in the range of 12.3% to 12.4%, up from a previous range of $11.9% to $12%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
That metric’s rise was a strong signal to buy TJX in the prepandemic era, correlating with its rise to dominance in off-price.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“They’re starting to form families, they’ve moved into the suburbs, and both warehouse clubs and off-price retail is generally a way to stretch that household budget,” Hottovy said of younger consumers.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
Dollar stores and the first off-price retailers rose to popularity in the 1990s, but really took off around 2010 following the recession, according to Dylan Carden, a specialty retail analyst at William Blair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
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