on sale

Idioms  

1. At a reduced price, as in These rugs have been on sale for a month. The use of sale for disposing of goods at lowered prices dates from about 1860.

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Example Sentences

Rather than shrink in embarrassment, the singer poked fun at himself on his Instagram story with a caption that read: “Estaba en especial”/”It was on sale.”

From Los Angeles Times

“When the market crashes, that’s the time to stay in the market or actually increase your contribution because everything’s on sale.”

From MarketWatch

“Avengers: Doomsday” is on track to make one kajillion Marvel bucks, while Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” was selling out theaters a year in advance when first tickets went on sale over the summer.

From Salon

The new AI server systems go on sale in the second half of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The department’s review of Italian pasta makers has been comparing the cost of durum-wheat pasta on sale in the U.S. and Italy, while taking into account additional costs such as transportation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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