rock-bottom price
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- noun
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precio más bajo
- The electronics store advertised a rock-bottom price on laptops, attracting many customers.
- sell at rock-bottom price
- get a rock-bottom price
- offer a rock-bottom price
He bought up Scots Rail assets at rock bottom prices, too.
- He bought up Scots Rail assets at rock bottom prices, too.
Examples
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He was sold for the rock-bottom price of $2,000.
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Gordon Brown sold off 12.7 million ounces of gold at rock bottom prices and at the worst time possible.
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The stores don't want to store this merchandise and often mark it down to rock bottom prices.
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He bought up Scots Rail assets at rock bottom prices, too.
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Those thinking they can buy homes in certain markets at rock-bottom prices are now contending with the above trends.
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I'll even make you a deal: you'll get all of the above for the rock-bottom price of $25/month.
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Crucial makes RAM and other storage units, and their SSDs boast fast speeds at rock-bottom prices.
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In my area, Walmart usually has rock-bottom prices, so if I use a coupon there in addition, I’m saving significantly.
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If you've gotten a rock-bottom price on your new car, the dealer won't be able to pay you more than the true wholesale value for your used car.
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You can find good quality furniture at a rock-bottom price during the clearance sale.
Synonyms
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A cost lower than normal that makes something affordable
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A price lower than usual offered as a special deal
A lower price than normal
Antonyms
How Low
Surface Forms
Morphology
rock-bottom + price
The meaning 'the lowest possible price' is directly derivable from the constituents because 'bottom' denotes the lowest point and 'rock-bottom' functions as an intensifying compound meaning at the very lowest level. This compositional pattern (an intensifier + 'bottom' = absolute low) is transparent and common, so a B1 learner who knows 'rock' and 'bottom' and the noun 'price' can reasonably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Rock-bottom price comes from the image of a heavy rock at the bottom, the very lowest point. So calling a cost a rock-bottom price means it has fallen to the 'lowest possible price'.