cut rate
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3.3
- noun
- /kʌt reɪt/
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tarifa reducida
- That's stealing homes of working people and handing them over at a cut rate to an investment bank.
- cut rate price
Examples
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Their land was bought at cut rate prices and redistributed, with entire towns being displaced.
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He managed to buy his new laptop at a cut rate thanks to a special student discount.
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And I should give you a cut rate.
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No, but you and me both know I've been selling you at a cut rate.
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Their land was bought at cut rate prices and redistributed, with entire towns being displaced.
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He once had other occupations, but after he immigrated to Philadelphia from the shores of the Black Sea, he mastered the language of the city, and at 22 years old, he struck up relations with a number of large department stores, negotiating cut rates in exchange for bulk business.
Fiction book (1999) -
The hotel offered a cut rate for guests who booked their rooms online.
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During the sale, many items were available at a cut rate, attracting numerous customers.
Synonyms
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1.0
A lower price offered for something, often shown as a percent
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1.4
A fall in the amount you pay for something
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2.0
Making goods or services cheaper
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3.8
A reduction in a product's price to encourage sales
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3.2
A price lower than usual offered as a special deal
A lower price than normal
How Cheap
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun meaning 'a price lower than the usual' is directly and transparently derived from 'cut' (to reduce) plus 'rate' (a price), so a learner who knows both words can predict the combined sense. This compositional pattern (reduced price) is common and cross-linguistically regular, making it readily comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Cut rate may come from the simple image of a seller 'cutting' the usual rate, like lowering the number on a price tag to sell an item more cheaply. That's why cut rate now means a price 'lower than the usual one'.