at a discount

idiom

: for less than the usual price
We were able to buy our tickets at a discount.

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At that point, Huang instituted a program to allow workers to buy the stock at a discount to the current market price, but actually also at a discount to any price in the last two years. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025 Symone Austin In some cases, she's tapped into her network to get things at a discount. Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025 Venezuelan oil is already sold at a discount on the black market because of the existing risk relating to the sanctions. Francisco J. Monaldi, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025 Compared with data from the same period a year ago, for example, Zara and H&M only sold 23 percent of jeans at a discount this year, compared to 51 percent during May through September 2024. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at a discount

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“At a discount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20discount. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.

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