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as in cheap
costing little
throughout the trip we ate at bargain-basement restaurants in order to save money
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as in inferior
of low quality
bargain-basement shoes that fell apart after a week
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At the same time, sellers have been reluctant to give up bargain-basement mortgage rates obtained before the Federal Reserve started raising borrowing costs in the winter of 2022 to control inflation.
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Jeff Collins, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
Thanks for the high-quality defensive lineman — among the scarcest resources in football — for the bargain-basement price.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2024
The company, which runs more than 1,300 stores across 48 states, is one of the country’s largest closeout retailers and specializes in offering bargain-basement pricing on all things home.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
The East Side, the Star’s examination shows, is instead an intricate patchwork of local and outside ownership where thousands of homes and parcels in recent years have been picked up at bargain-basement prices by individuals, small investors and billion-dollar private equity firms.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
On that page were other fancy bikes available for purchase at bargain-basement prices, including one from Santa Clara, another from San Jose, and a rare white mountain bike from the Ugandan brand Gorilla.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
The interior is sparse, but its fresh design focusing on minimalism and sustainability creates a feel that's bespoke, not bargain-basement.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2024
But while customer demand surged, Red Lobster struggled to turn a profit while serving mounds of shellfish at a comparatively bargain-basement price.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 May 2024
After multiple realtor changes and price chops, Grillo finally snagged the cool digs at a bargain-basement $6.6 million price, a nearly 50% discount off the original sticker.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
Jeff Collins, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
Thanks for the high-quality defensive lineman — among the scarcest resources in football — for the bargain-basement price.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2024
The company, which runs more than 1,300 stores across 48 states, is one of the country’s largest closeout retailers and specializes in offering bargain-basement pricing on all things home.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
The East Side, the Star’s examination shows, is instead an intricate patchwork of local and outside ownership where thousands of homes and parcels in recent years have been picked up at bargain-basement prices by individuals, small investors and billion-dollar private equity firms.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
On that page were other fancy bikes available for purchase at bargain-basement prices, including one from Santa Clara, another from San Jose, and a rare white mountain bike from the Ugandan brand Gorilla.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
The interior is sparse, but its fresh design focusing on minimalism and sustainability creates a feel that's bespoke, not bargain-basement.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2024
But while customer demand surged, Red Lobster struggled to turn a profit while serving mounds of shellfish at a comparatively bargain-basement price.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 May 2024
After multiple realtor changes and price chops, Grillo finally snagged the cool digs at a bargain-basement $6.6 million price, a nearly 50% discount off the original sticker.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Bargain-basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bargain-basement. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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