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half-price

half-price

28 1.1
Available for half the usual price
  • adverb
  • /hæf praɪs/
translation icon : a mitad de precio
  • Rentals are only 80 euros a week, and half-price for staff.

And it's the newest model still for almost half price.

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Examples

  • I'd get half-price tickets to shows and spend hours in the cool of the Frick garden.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Get your half-price Jessie merchandise!

  • And you can also get two kids tickets half price as well.

  • Tomorrow night it's half price.

  • And it's less than half price, less than half the price of all these big brands.

  • Senior citizens get in for half price (only $3) on Friday, and there are events for them.

    Blog text (17)
  • Well, we came to the zoo 'cause it's half-price senior day.

  • The card also allowed half-price entry to the museums, so it was excellent value.

    Academic text (2005)
  • You can enjoy a meal at your favorite restaurant for half-price on Mondays.

  • Tickets for the concert are available at half-price for students.

Synonyms

half the price
vshalf-price
13 1.0

At a cost that is half the usual amount

is an exact fifty percent reduction rather than a general lower price
bargain-priced
vshalf-price
1 3.2

Sold for a lower price than usual

is specifically a fifty percent reduction rather than a generic deal price
cut-price
vshalf-price
  • UK
3.0

Sold at a lower price than usual

is an exact fifty percent reduction rather than a vague price cut

How Discounted

free
1.0
half-price
28 1.1

Surface Forms

half-price positive

Morphology

half-price = half + price (transparent) = half + price

Meaning is directly deducible from 'half' + 'price' indicating a price equal to half the usual amount.

Etymology

Half-price is made of half ('one of two equal parts') and price ('cost'). So, when something is half-price it is sold for 'half' the usual 'price'.