as in cheap
costing little
a cut-price purse that looked like a much more expensive brand
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Recent Examples of cut-price
Newcastle paid £20m for the Greece international, so selling him for a cut-price fee would have ramifications on their calculations for PSR.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 29 July 2025
In a new effort to revive the program, aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, which has built 11 of NASA's 22 Mars spacecraft over the years, is proposing a cut-price, streamlined mission that would use a smaller lander, a smaller Mars ascent vehicle and a smaller Earth entry system.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 8 July 2025
In one sign that Tesla appears to be losing ground to cut-price Chinese brands, sales at China's SAIC zoomed up 54% in April, according to the ACEA figures.
—CBS News, 27 May 2025
Amazon is the dominant player on the continent, but Chinese players like fast-fashion led Shein and cut-price Temu have risen up the ranks very quickly.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The government’s demands could also raise costs for airlines that compete to offer cut-price travel.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The European Union’s sales targets for electric vehicles in 2030 and 2035 look impossible, despite the imminent arrival of EVs like BYD of China’s cut-price Surf, likely to be affordable, finally, for average wage earners.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the group’s choice of India for its launch is likely a sign of its hopes that the cut-price Nothing (2a) model can encroach on Apple’s growing market share in the country.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Mar. 2024
The carmaker is the subject of a major EU antitrust investigation into its cut-price cars, with the entry-level Seagull priced at $11,000.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 1 Feb. 2024
James McNicholas, New York Times, 29 July 2025
In a new effort to revive the program, aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, which has built 11 of NASA's 22 Mars spacecraft over the years, is proposing a cut-price, streamlined mission that would use a smaller lander, a smaller Mars ascent vehicle and a smaller Earth entry system.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 8 July 2025
In one sign that Tesla appears to be losing ground to cut-price Chinese brands, sales at China's SAIC zoomed up 54% in April, according to the ACEA figures.
—CBS News, 27 May 2025
Amazon is the dominant player on the continent, but Chinese players like fast-fashion led Shein and cut-price Temu have risen up the ranks very quickly.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The government’s demands could also raise costs for airlines that compete to offer cut-price travel.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The European Union’s sales targets for electric vehicles in 2030 and 2035 look impossible, despite the imminent arrival of EVs like BYD of China’s cut-price Surf, likely to be affordable, finally, for average wage earners.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the group’s choice of India for its launch is likely a sign of its hopes that the cut-price Nothing (2a) model can encroach on Apple’s growing market share in the country.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Mar. 2024
The carmaker is the subject of a major EU antitrust investigation into its cut-price cars, with the entry-level Seagull priced at $11,000.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 1 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut-price
Adjective
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The 996 also felt cheap inside, borrowing interior trim from the Boxster—hardly fitting for a car with a base MSRP of $65,000 at the time.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
1 Aug. 2025
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Xfinity offers some of the cheapest plans available in Nashville, but prices may go up once the promotional period ends.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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These tools are inexpensive, easy to use, and designed to work at scale.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
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These are small, inexpensive that even young kids can pick out themselves, and which come in a near-infinite range of styles; for instance, bows might be printed with polka dots or strawberries, while hair clips could be decorated with flowers or hearts.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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The average home price is about $635,000, which is higher than more affordable places to buy a home, but still below the statewide median of $786,107, as of Wedesday, July 30.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Offering payment plans or deferrals during these difficult times can go a long way towards making housing affordable.—
Alex Vasquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Isolated locations could face a reasonable worst-case scenario of five to seven inches or more, according to the weather service.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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There were a few reasonable opinion drafts, a couple of speeches with a Q&A transcribed, and one very excellent and complete essay on civil rights.—
Ezra Fox
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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“Cut-price.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut-price. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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