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cut price

cut price

2.0
A lower price than normal
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : precio reducido

Examples

  • And he does say that margin gives us room to cut prices if necessary.

  • Is that you, this experiment here where they cut prices, sorry, they raised prices uniformly.

  • If Tesla doesn't cut prices, someone else will.

  • What happens in the short run is merchants save a little bit on debit card transactions, not enough to cause them to cut prices because it's only a little bit.

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  • Retailers often offer cut prices during holiday sales to attract more customers.

  • You can find many electronic gadgets at cut prices during the clearance event.

  • Shoppers were thrilled to discover cut prices on their favorite brands at the outlet store.

Synonyms

low price
vscut price
52 1.0

A cost lower than normal that makes something affordable

is defined as lower than standard rather than emphasizing affordability
price cut
vscut price
3 1.4

A fall in the amount you pay for something

refers to the lowered final amount itself rather than the reduction action
price reduction
vscut price
3 2.0

Making goods or services cheaper

focuses on the lower final amount not the act of reducing it
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vscut price
  • US
2 3.8

A reduction in a product's price to encourage sales

is the general lower amount without implying sales motive
bargain rate
vscut price
1 3.2

A price lower than usual offered as a special deal

is a standard lower amount without stressing promotional offer
cut rate
vscut price
1 3.3

A price lower than the usual one

has the same meaning but uses the alternative phrasing

Antonyms

to hike up the prices
1 4.8

To raise prices by a large amount, often suddenly

How Cheap

bargain
170 1.0
cut price
  • UK
2.0
to discount
36 1.7
sale
476 1.0

Surface Forms

cut price singular
cut prices plural

Morphology

cut + price

The meaning 'a price that is lower than the usual' is directly and compositionally derived from 'cut' (to reduce) + 'price' (cost), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the intended sense. This reduced-price construction is common in English (often as 'cut-price') and parallels cross-linguistic patterns for 'reduced price', making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

The phrase cut price comes from the image of a seller making a cut in the price, like cutting a price tag or reducing the number to make it smaller. So, cut price means 'a price that is lower than the usual price'.