cut-rate sale
- noun
- /ˈkʌt reɪt seɪl/
- US
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venta a precio reducido
- The electronics store announced a cut-rate sale on all their gadgets for just one weekend.
Examples
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During the holiday season, many stores have a cut-rate sale to attract more customers.
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She waited for the cut-rate sale to buy her favorite shoes at a lower price.
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Synonyms
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1.0
A time when shops offer goods at lower prices
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2.1
A sale when a shop sells many items at low prices to make room for new stock
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2.2
A short time when shops offer many things at lower prices
A shop event to sell old or extra items at low prices
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Morphology
cut-rate + sale
The sense 'an occasion offering specially reduced prices' is transparently derived from the constituents: 'cut' (to reduce) + 'rate' (price/level) yielding 'cut-rate' (reduced/low-priced) combined with 'sale' (a period of discounts). This compositional, cross-linguistically common logic makes the phrase predictable for a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The phrase cut-rate sale comes from the picture of a price being 'cut' down, as if someone slices away part of the cost so the 'rate' is lower. That's why a cut-rate sale means goods are sold for less money, often for a short time.